EEL 543 - Literacy Teaching and Learning Part I

This course is the first of two consecutive courses designed to support classroom teachers in Maine Partnerships in Comprehensive Literacy schools who teach students in Grades PreK-12. Within this course participants will explore a Framework for Comprehensive Literacy that includes concepts of reading and writing theory, a cognitive apprenticeship approach to teaching and learning, components of a balanced literacy program, observation of student performance, assessment tools, classroom management, instructional materials, and a workshop model. Students who take this course should be employed in an MPCL school.

Prerequisites & Notes
Employment in a MPCL school

Credits: 2