TECP: Language Reading and Literacy in ESOL

TECP87C - TECP: Language Reading and Literacy in ESOL This course is designed to assist student educators in constructing a welcome and supported learning environment for their English Learners (ELs) regarding reading and literacy across the content areas. Appropriate literacy strategies, theorists, instruction and assessments will be evaluated, and various aspects of first and second language acquisition will be examined. All aspects of English language development will be considered such as phonemic awareness, vocabulary, fluency, comprehension, and writing. Strategies to facilitate reading comprehension for ELs in K-12 will be addressed. Students will learn to adjust language instruction to meet the language developmental literacy needs of the English Learners from various socio-cultural, and educational, and linguistic backgrounds. 10 Observation hours required. A $25 fee will be assessed to all students to cover the cost of clinical practice.