EDN 352 - Developing Reading and Writing Competence in the Middle Grades

Credits: 3

Prerequisite: Admission to the Watson School of Education. Develops understanding of reading and writing processes in the broad context of communication. Presents strategies for fostering and evaluating interest, fluency, and skill in reading and writing, both in developmental literary classes and in middle level, content subjects. Topics include organizational and instructional strategies for the development of reading and writing ability, techniques for motivating and guiding readers and writers, and strategies for study and comprehension, which support learning in all areas of the middle school curriculum. Field experiences required. Partially satisfies University Studies IV: Building Competencies/Writing Intensive. Satisfies University Studies V: Explorations Beyond the Classroom.

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