Foundations of Literacy (EDEX 211)

3 Semester Hours of Graduate Credit

Course Overview

Reading is a complex system of deriving meaning from print that requires motivation, constructing meaning sufficient background information and vocabulary to comprehend text. Reading also requires the ability to decode unfamiliar words, the ability to read fluently, and the skills and knowledge to understand how phonemes and connected to print (Snow, Burns, & Griffin, 1998). This course helps you decode and further comprehend the components of reading, current research in literacy, and effective strategies for instruction, assessment, and and technology integration to help you motivate your students and increase their reading achievement. This course incorporates the Drake Inquiry Project.

This course is available in VHS or DVD format.

This course is also available as an online course, EDDL 244: Foundations in Literacy.

Instructor

This course is offered through Pearson.

Syllabus

COST

$435.00, plus $105 materials fee

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