ECE 4000 - Differentiation of Literacy Instruction

Credits: 3

Prerequisite(s): ECE 3150

Description: This course is designed to extend students’ knowledge of literacy instruction and effective teacher student mediation in order to make decisions about the use of assessment and instructional strategies for young children experiencing difficulty in their classroom literacy programs. The theoretical foundation of this course lies in constructivist learning theory which suggests that children learn how to complete a task and/or a skill, or set of knowledge by engaging in the processes required of that task, skill, or knowledge. This course includes a 15 hour field experience which may be taught off campus at a designated elementary school near campus.