EDUC 780 - Problems and Issues in Teaching Content Area Literacy in Secondary and K-12 Classrooms

Credit Hours: 3
This course allows participants to determine strategies for helping middle and high school students who have reading difficulties to develop as readers, and for helping all students become more adept at the literacy tasks demanded of them within specific content areas. Participants will apply strategies, both teaching and assessment techniques, directly within public school settings, and will investigate the research and theory related to current issues in this field.

Course Satisfies: Maryland State Department of Education reading course requirement for Literacy in the Content Area, part II.
Prerequisite(s): EDUC 386.