READ 3900A - Concepts and Best Practices for Teaching Writing

(3) Credit Hours
Prerequisite: Admission to Educator Preparation Program
Co-requisite: READ 3900B
This course focuses on approaches for planning and implementing writing instruction and for assessing student writing in the elementary grades, middle and secondary settings. Candidates will explore the developmental nature of writing, approaches to teaching and assessing writing, and strategies for integrating digital and multimodal literacy skills into the writing curriculum. We examine and use specific strategies for writing instruction that effectively address the needs of second-language learners. Literature for intermediate and accomplished readers in a variety of genre and formats will be integrated throughout the course.