READ 7432 - Teaching Literacy with English Learners (3 Credit Hours)

Lecture Hours: 3 Lab Hours: 0
This course examines the language, reading, and writing instructional needs of English language learners (emergent bilinguals). This includes exploring second language acquisition, the historical contexts surrounding the education of language minority students, and the ways in which mainstream classroom teachers can actively engage English learners in academic literacy activities. The course is grounded in sociocultural theory and builds upon P-16 students’ first language as a resource. Field experience required.

Restriction(s): NO Undergraduate Level Students