Prerequisites:EDU 200, EDU 202 and EDU 302 Corequisite: This course is taken prior to, or concurrently with EDU 355. This course builds on EDU 302 - Literacy in the Elementary School I. In Literacy II, participants continue their exploration of teaching the English Language Arts. The primary focus is theories and practices related to writing instruction, including: (1) the forms and types of writing; (2) the process of writing; and (3) the English Language Arts conventions. A second focus is performance based literacy assessment. Participants learn how to design and implement a reading/writing performance assessment based on current standards. Field experiences include tutoring through a voluntary reading program and conducting a literacy performance assessment in a public school.
