RLR 550 Teaching Reading Comprehension and Content Literacy in Grades 1-6

This course, designed for pre-service teachers, introduces theories and models of comprehension and implications of these constructs for the teaching of reading comprehension and content reading across grades 1-6 for students of diverse languages, cultures and learning styles. Candidates develop familiarity with issues related to questioning, text structures, metacognitive monitoring, and guided reading strategies. Candidates examine teaching methods that develop strategic reading of both narrative and informational texts and the importance of writing and oral language in the development of active comprehension strategies. Prerequisite(s): RLL 537 or RLL 538 or consent of instructor. Co-requisite(s): None. 2 semester hours