SPEAKING AND LISTENING Comprehension and Collaboration:
CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.SL.2.1 Participate in collaborative conversations with diverse partners about grade 2 topics and texts with peers and adults in small and larger groups.
Course Work
ECI 540: Reading in the Elementary School - Theoretical foundations of reading instruction and current methods and materials for teaching reading, with emphasis on planning and implementing reading programs for children in kindergarten through grade six.
ECI 546: New Literacies and Media - Critical analysis of emerging technologies and media sources as applied to literacy acquisition and instruction.
ECI 523: Teacher as Researcher - Focus practical applications of the methods and skills required for designing, conducting, and interpreting, and applying action research - the systematic inquiry into curriculum, instruction, teaching, and learning
ECI 543: Clinical Literacy Assessment and Instruction - Expand knowledge and skills in formal and informal instruments for diagnosing reading disabilities
ECI 524: Theory and Research in Global Learning - An examination of theoretical frameworks for global learning and comparative studies of various national approaches to education. This course provides students with multiple lenses through which to consider how we teach and learn given the demands and opportunities present in our interconnected world.
ECI 509: Teachers as Writers, Writing Instruction Across the Grade Levels - Focus on writing research and evidence based writing instruction across the grade levels
Resources from Course Work
Alcock, M., Fisher, M., Hargadon, S., Jacobs, H., Sheskey, B., & Tolisano, S. (2014). Mastering Digital Literacy. Bloomington, IN: Solution Tree.
Allington, R. L. (2013). What really matters when working with struggling readers. The Reading Teacher, 66(7), 520-530.
Coiro, J., Castek, J., & Quinn, D. J. (2016). Personal Inquiry and Online Research. The Reading Teacher, 69(5), 483-492.
Fountas, I. C., & Pinnell, G. S. (2012). Guided reading: The romance and the reality. The Reading Teacher, 66(4), 268-284.
Graham, S., MacArthur, C.A., & Fitzgerald, J. (2013). Best practices in writing instruction (2nd ed.). New York: Guilford.
Leu, D.J., Forzani, E., Rhoads, C., Maykel, C., Kennedy, C., & Timbrell, N. (2015). The new literacies of online research and comprehension: Rethinking the reading achievement gap. Reading Research Quarterly, 50(1), 37-59.
Palincsar, A.S., & Brown, A.L. (1984). Reciprocal teaching of comprehension-fostering and comprehension-monitoring activities. Cognition and Instruction, 1(2), 117-175. Shanahan, T., Callison, K., Carriere, C., Duke, N. K., Pearson, P. D., Schatschneider, C., & Torgesen, J. (2010). Improving reading comprehension in kindergarten through 3rd grade: A practice guide (NCEE 2010-4038). Washington, DC: National Center for Education Evaluation and Regional Assistance, Institute of Education Sciences, U.S. Department of Education. Retrieved from http://ies.ed.gov/ncee/wwc/PracticeGuide.aspx?sid=14