DIMENSIONS OF LITERACY

CURRIC 346

Provides information and instructional strategies to support literacy learning. Addresses a wide range of literacy abilities including reading, writing, comprehending, and decoding. Focuses on the continuing developmental processes associated with becoming competent readers and writers.

CURRIC 314

Surveys critical issues related to literacy for early childhood teachers including early literacy and language learning, insights into cultural differences related to literacy and language, and knowledge of the social dimensions of literacy.

CURRIC 500

Survey and critical analysis of language and literacy development in and out of school, with a focus on the elementary school years.

CURRIC 778

Examines issues related to identity through three interrelated concepts--teaching, literacies, and diversity--from a variety of perspectives, including psychology, sociology, narrative studies, and sociocultural perspectives. Explore what "identity" means and how each conceptualization is related to teaching and learning, especially for children from diverse communities and backgrounds.

CURRIC 604

Examines current research on reading, writing and varieties of oral language from perspective of sociocognitive and sociocultural literacy studies. Explore various theories of school, community, and workplace literacy, different approaches to literacy pedagogy and curricula, assessment practices, and interventions for learners with various needs.