SU LMS

Outline

SEMESTER OUTLINE

Unit 1: What is Reading and Writing

The first unit will provide prospective teachers with an understanding of reading as a meaning- based language process with a specified set of components. Further, they will see how reading fits with writing and language development, particularly within a multilingual context. The stages and models of reading and development will be examined.
Week One	Introduction Why this Course? What is Skilled Reading? What is Skilled Writing?
Week Two	Components of Reading Oral Language as the Foundation of Reading The Sub-systems of Language
Week Three	Learning to Read and Write in a Multilingual Context Home-School Connection Stages of Second-Language Acquisition
Week Four	Phases and Models of Reading and Spelling Development
Week Five	Stages of Writing Development

Unit 2: Growing Up to Read and Write: Early Reading and Writing

The second unit will provide prospective teachers with an understanding of phonological awareness and the alphabetic principle, focusing on strategies to teach/develop these in emergent/beginning readers. The critical role of book-reading and print-rich environment in early literacy will be examined, with an emphasis on bringing these to feature in early literacy classrooms.
Week Six	Phonological Awareness Alphabetic Principle
Week Seven	Instructional Strategies for Word Recognition
Week Eight	Book Reading
Week Nine	Literacy-Rich Classroom Environment Types of print resources to use in the early-literacy classroom Differentiating instruction in a print-rich classroom.

Unit 3: Becoming Readers and Writers (Grades 1-3)

In the third unit we will examine the development and instruction of students who have acquired

basic emergent literacy skills (typically grades 1-5). The reciprocal nature between reading and writing will come to life. The selection of books and their role in Guided Reading will be closely explored. In addition, we will unpack research-based instructional strategies that support the development components of reading such as word recognition, fluency, vocabulary, and comprehension. The writing process and effective writing instruction will be explored.
Week Ten	Instruction Strategies for Fluency
Week Eleven	Instructional Strategies for Vocabulary
Week Twelve	Instructional Strategies for Comprehension
Week Thirteen	Matching Texts to Students
Week Fourteen	Guided Reading
Week Fifteen	Writing as a Window Into Reading
Week Sixteen	Course Wrap-Up