K-12 Reading Endorsement Information
Course Descriptions for Reading Endorsement Classes
ED 669 (3 Credits) Summer, As Demand Warrants
Reading, Language and Culture (3+0)
Introduction to the foundations of psycholinguistic and
sociolinguistic theories as they relate to oral and
written language acquisition
and development. Focus on issues of language and literacy
education practices
in the Alaska
context. Topics include bi-lingual and bi-literacy education,
school and community languages and literacies, and culturally
responsive pedagogy. Emphasis
on teachers/students developing the skills and dispositions
to become
researchers of culture, language and literacy in their
communities. (Enrollment restriction:
Student must hold a Type A teaching certificate and
be admitted to the Alaska State Reading Endorsement Program.)
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ED 670 (3 Credits) Fall
Developing Literacy: ECE-12 (3+0)
Literacy from early childhood through grade 12. Emphasis
on developmental aspects of literacy, underlying social
and cognitive
processes,
and the pedagogical implications to teachers. (Prerequisites:
ED 669. Enrollment
restriction:
Student must hold a Type A teaching certificate and
be admitted to the Alaska State Reading Endorsement Program,
or permission
of instructor.)
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ED 671 (3 Credits) Spring
Reading and Cognition (3+0)
Theory and process of reading cognition, particularly
the relationship between reading and thinking. Exploration
of
issues related
to the meaning of text and the development of comprehension.
Review of
literature concerning
research and theory about reading processes. (Prerequisites:
ED
669. Enrollment restriction: Student must hold a Type
A teaching certificate and be admitted
to the Alaska State Reading Endorsement Program, or
permission of instructor.)
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ED 672 (3 Credits) Summer, As Demand Warrants
Literature and Reading: Supporting Readers at All Levels
(3+0)
Read, analyze and design ways to use literature to support
readers at all levels. Includes critical and personal
response to literature,
knowledge
of a wide range of appropriate reading material, classroom
applications, and interdisciplinary study using children's
literature. (Prerequisites:
ED 669. Enrollment restriction: Student must hold a
Type A teaching certificate and be admitted to the Alaska
State
Reading
Endorsement
Program, or permission
of instructor.)
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ED 673 (3 Credits) Summer, As Demand Warrants
Content Reading (3+0)
Development of knowledge of reading strategies that
support literacy in the content areas/disciplines. Emphasis
on
interrelated processes
of writing,
reading, listening and speaking in the literacy development
of students across he content areas. Special attention
to use of technology
as a tool to enhance
content area literacy. Exploration of the role of teacher
as researcher. (Prerequisite: ED 669. Enrollment restriction:
Student
must hold
a Type A teaching certificate and be admitted to the
Alaska State Reading
Endorsement
Program, or permission of instructor.)
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ED 683 (3 Credits) Fall
Instruction and Assessment I (3+0)
Teaching and assessment of reading using a variety of
strategies, reading research, and proven effective
research-based practices
for a broad range
of students, including those with special needs. Immersion
in a language approach to the teaching of reading
that focuses on the interrelated
nature of reading, writing, speaking and listening.
Includes strategies for instruction,
school-wide literacy programs, multiple assessments
and ways to communicate
results of assessments. Addresses alignment of instruction
with
the Alaska standards for English/Language and Arts/Reading.
Introduction to a psycho-sociolinguistic
approach to developing reading that focuses on the
cognitive processes, and the cultural and social factors which
contribute to variation
in
regard to
assessment. (Prerequisites: ED 669. Enrollment restriction:
Student must hold a Type A teaching certificate and
be admitted to the
Alaska State Reading
Endorsement Program, or permission of instructor.)
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ED 684 (3 Credits) Spring
Instruction and Assessment II (3+0)
Teaching and assessment of reading with a focus on
the reading behaviors of individual students, and
effective practices associated with
developing students' skills. Emphasis on understanding
reading
difficulties, the analysis and use of information
from
reading assessments, the
development
of individual
instructional plans, and communication of meaningful
data to multiple audiences. Immersion in a psycho-sociolinguistic
approach
to developing
reading that
focuses on cognitive processes and social factors
which contribute to variations in reading ability.
(Prerequisites: ED 669.
Enrollment restriction: Student
must hold a Type A teaching certificate and be admitted
to the Alaska State Reading Endorsement Program, or
permission
of
instructor.)
More Information
For further information regarding key features, rural delivery, admission requirements, applications, and contact details of the Reading Endorsement and Master's of Language and Literacy program, please click on the University of Alaska Fairbanks School of Education picture below.
Last modified by JLW March 2, 2004.