2020-2021 Catalog and Student Handbook

EDUC 321 Foundations of Reading

Background in the psychlinguistic processes involved in literacy and a thorough overview of top-down and bottom-up approaches to reading instruction. Emphasis on instructional strategies to facilitate comprehension of developmental and content area reading materials for emergent through mature readers while recognizing and embracing cultural, linguistic and ethnic differ- ences among typically and non-typically developing learners. Twenty hours of field work.

Credits

3

Prerequisite

Complete WRIT 102 or HONR 111; minimum grade C-

Corequisite

Take w/ EDUC 311, EDUC 331, EDUC 371, or EDUC 391

Distribution

Writing Proficiency