READ 3950 - Concepts and Best Practices for Teaching Writing with Practicum

(4) Credit Hours
Prerequisite: Admission to the Educator Preparation Program
This course focuses on approaches for planning and implementing writing instruction and for assessing student writing in the elementary grades, middle and secondary settings.  Course participants 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. This course also includes practicum in a school setting, under the supervision of a qualified classroom teacher and college faculty.  Course participants will plan and implement writing lessons and conferences. Course participants will be expected to demonstrate professionalism, and effective use of instructional strategies, as well as provision of a positive and academically challenging learning environment for all students.