Courses
GRDG-507 Tch Rdg Div Lrn-MidCh/Adol (3)
This course will review current and seminal research related to the cognitive and psycho-sociolinguistic models of literacy development and their implications for educating children with special needs in middle and secondary grades. Attention will be given to the provision of appropriate assessment and instruction for diverse learners experiencing difficulty in acquiring and applying literacy in home and school contexts. The course will also emphasize the provision of literacy services to students in compensatory or special education programs. Candidates will consider how to use technology in ways that expand educational opportunities and benefit all students.
Attributes: TGRD
Pre-requisites: -
Restrictions: Including: -Level: GraduateGRDG-534 Literacy Inst Content Area (3)
This course is designed to highlight the role of literacy acquisition and application within the content areas. Literacy and writing strategies will be presented in conjunction with the New York State Common Core Learning Standards. An additional focus of the course is to help literacy and subject-area teachers address the needs of diverse learners through culturally relevant pedagogy and curriculum; the use of multicultural materials; and alternative and adaptive methods including the use of technology.
Attributes: TGRD
Restrictions: Including: -Level: GraduateGRDG-535 Diff Cur,Ins,Asses Lit:Pri (3)
This course provides an in-depth exploration of theories, methods, and materials relevant to literacy instruction in the primary classroom (grades 1 to 3). A key focus of this course is to help candidates address the needs of diverse learners through the use of multicultural materials and alternative and adaptive methods, including the use of technology. This course addresses the learning needs of diverse students by integrating social justice education through critical literacy into the curriculum. Candidates demonstrate knowledge of the New York State Common Core Learning Standards in pedagogy and curriculum. A field experience component is required.
Attributes: TGRD
Pre-requisites: -
Restrictions: Including: -Level: GraduateGRDG-550 Literacy Inclu Classrm:Int (3)
This course builds on theories, assessments, teaching methods, and materials introduced in GRDG 535 and has a focus on literacy instruction for an inclusive classroom at the intermediate grade levels. A focus on linking the New York State Common Core Learning Standards in pedagogy and curriculum is emphasized. A field experience component is required.
Attributes: TGRD
Pre-requisites: GRDG-535 C
Restrictions: Including: -Level: GraduateGRDG-620 Nat & Acq Lit & Lang (3)
This course is an overview of theories of language and literacy acquisition including but not limited to autonomous and ideological models of reading, socio-cultural-historical views of literacy, critical literacy, critical race theory, language variation, and literacy in a post-typographic world and how those theories inform diverse populations’ literacy processes.
Attributes: TGRD
Restrictions: Including: -Level: GraduateGRDG-626 Lang, Literacy & Diversity (3)
In this course, students will examine theory and research around the concept of diversity and its relation to literacy learning. We will draw on Critical Race Theory, sociocultural theory and the concept of discourse communities to conceptualize diversity and to understand the educational challenges and opportunities presented by diversity in relation to literacy learning. Questions about the unique challenges of teaching literacy in a complex classroom will be raised, and consideration will be given to different ways of investigating those questions. Also, questions with regard to how research has contributed to our thinking and methods of teaching literacy to diverse student populations will be examined.
Attributes: TGRD
Pre-requisites: -GRDG-634 Content Area Cul Res Prac (3)
The focus of this course is on current research-supported methods and materials used in developing the listening, speaking, reading, and writing skills of children and adolescents that are culturally responsive. An additional focus of the course will be to help literacy and subject-area teachers address the needs of diverse learners through the use of multicultural materials and alternative and adaptive methods, including the use of technology. Candidates will examine models of literacy instruction, as well as commercially published materials and programs.
Attributes: TGRD
Pre-requisites: GRDG-620 Y C
Restrictions: Including: -Level: GraduateGRDG-635 Lit Assessment & Diagnosis (3)
This course will examine the nature and function of formal and informal assessment processes in literacy instruction for students in grades 3-12. An examination of best practices for students in diverse school settings and a review of assessment strategies designed to enhance literacy instruction is addressed. A field experience component in a local school is required.
Attributes: TGRD
Pre-requisites: GRDG-620 Y C
Restrictions: Including: -Level: GraduateGRDG-637 Pract in Lit: Childhood (3)
Practicum candidates will focus on the skills of a literacy specialist. Candidates work with a child or small group of children who need specialized instruction. Candidate will be responsible for administering various informal and formal assessments and using and reporting the results to plan and implement specialized literacy instruction. Candidates will demonstrate their professional and pedagogical knowledge necessary for the interactive and dynamic relationships that Literacy Specialists are required to develop with educators in schools. They will use differentiated instruction, culturally responsive strategies, and apply individualized and contextualized teaching and learning techniques that draw upon each student’s experience and knowledge base which includes their diverse backgrounds in terms of race and socio-economic status. Placement may be in an urban setting.
Attributes: TGRD ZCLX
Pre-requisites: GRDG-635 C
Restrictions: Including: -Level: Graduate; Excluding: -Major: ReadingGRDG-638 Pract Lit: Mid Child/Adol (3)
Practicum candidates will focus on the skills of a literacy specialist. Candidates work with a child or small group of children who need specialized instruction. Candidate will be responsible for administering various informal and formal assessments and using and reporting the results to plan and implement specialized literacy instruction. Candidates will demonstrate their professional and pedagogical knowledge necessary for the interactive and dynamic relationships that literacy specialists are required to develop with educators in schools. They will use differentiated instruction, culturally responsive strategies, and apply individualized and contextualized teaching and learning techniques that draw upon the experience and knowledge base of the student which includes their diverse backgrounds in terms of race and socio-economic status. Placement may be in an urban setting.
Attributes: TGRD ZCLX
Pre-requisites: GRDG-635 C
Restrictions: Including: -Major: Literacy Education -Level: GraduateGRDG-639 Emrgt Lit Prac Inst/Assess (3)
This course will focus on literacy development, knowledge, culturally responsive practices, and assessment for children from birth to grade two. Candidates will be responsible for administering various informal and formal assessments and using and reporting the results to plan and implement specialized literacy instruction that draw upon the experience and knowledge base of the student and family. The impact of culture, diversity, and language on literacy development and the use of technology to support literacy will be explored. A fieldwork component is required.
Attributes: TGRD ZCLX
Pre-requisites: GRDG-620 Y C
Restrictions: Including: -Level: GraduateGRDG-640 Admin&Sup-Rdg/Wrtng Prgm (3)
The course is designed to aid future literacy specialists in developing proficiency in organizing and enhancing school-wide literacy programs including ones that are culturally responsive. In addition, candidates will explore techniques, culturally responsive strategies, including the use of technology, for analyzing and improving curriculum and instruction and for ensuring alignment with New York State Common Core Learning Standards. Effective leadership skills, including the ability to work with individuals from diverse backgrounds, will be examined
Attributes: TGRD
Pre-requisites: GRDG-635 Y C
Restrictions: Including: -Level: GraduateGRDG-652 Crit Lit & Cul Resp Lit (3)
The emphasis of this course is on the critical examination of literature from multiple perspectives (e.g., linguistic, political, social, multicultural, and psychological). Candidates will use information technology and other resources to help identify and analyze literary elements of diverse texts and illustrations in relation to the varying perspectives and will discuss the implications of these analyses for the teaching of all students. Candidates will create unit plans using a critical literacy framework that will help them teach about diversity issues within their classrooms. They will also learn about critical literacy and diversity through texts that have a culturally responsive lens.
Attributes: TGRD
Pre-requisites: GRDG-620 Y C
Restrictions: Including: -Level: GraduateGRDG-690 Capstone:Res Cul Resp Lit (3)
This is a guided experience that addresses a significant issue in literacy of intellectual interest to each candidate as related to diversity and culturally responsive teaching. Candidates will complete an action research project that provides an opportunity to practice the methods and means of collecting data, to engage in the process of analyzing and writing up research, and to formally present research to colleagues. The project will reflect the standards in the candidate’s program of study and demonstrate that the candidate has a clear understanding of the SoE’s conceptual framework of social justice and the five interlocking tenets of diversity, compassion, knowledge, service, and achievement. Where possible, the candidate will demonstrate or provide evidence that he or she has acquired facility in the use of technology and information literacy to support instruction and learning.
Attributes: TGRD ZCAP ZRES
Pre-requisites: GRDG-637 C OR GRDG-638 C
Restrictions: Including: -Major: Literacy Education, Reading -Level: GraduateGRDG-696 Independent Study (1 TO 3)
Independent study courses are intended to provide candidates with options to further develop their knowledge and skills. Independent Study Authorization form is required.
Attributes: TGRD
Restrictions: Including: -Major: Literacy Education, Reading -Level: Graduate