Duration: Self-paced - Instructor Supported | Up to 6 months to complete.

Credits: 6SH LL (Excelsior College) |  45 PDE | 4.5 IACET CEUs.

Course Objective

Secondary School Literacy Instruction offers secondary teachers an understanding of language and the literacy process as it applies to teaching in secondary schools. The course emphasizes reading and writing in content areas and instructional strategies to support students’ literacy development. It focuses on ways that reading, writing, speaking, and listening are developed and used in learning discipline-specific curriculum, including adaptations for culturally diverse and exceptional learners. The primary focus of this course is to provide middle-level and secondary educators with a plethora of strategies for teaching reading and writing. Educators will learn both reading and writing strategies that will foster and activate the comprehension of print.

Course Goals and Objectives Goals 

By the end of this course the student will:

• Identify the literacy needs of secondary students in the content areas
• Plan and implement appropriate learning strategies
• Select/adapt suitable instructional and assessment materials for their students
• Reflect on the role of content teachers play in developing adolescent literacy instructional

Course Curriculum

• PART 1. CONTEXTS OF LITERACY INSTRUCTION IN A TECHNOLOGICAL AGE
• PART 2. USING ASSESSMENT TO GUIDE INSTRUCTION
• PART 3. STRATEGIES FOR LEARNING: CONSTRUCTING MEANING AND STUDYING
• PART 4. APPLYING LITERACY INSTRUCTION IN THE CONTENT AREAS
• Final Exam