Mar 29, 2024  
2018-2020 Graduate Catalog 
    
2018-2020 Graduate Catalog [ARCHIVED CATALOG]

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LST 520 - Motivating and Engaging Readers and Writers Across the Content Areas Credits: 3


This course explores strategies for motivating and engaging PK-8 learners during reading and writing instruction. In order to enhance candidates? conceptions of purposeful and explicit instruction, the Common Core State Standards, as well as content areas curriculum will form the basis for examining and applying instructional practices, particularly in science, social studies and mathematics. Candidates will examine a variety of instructional and technology related tools used to motivate readers and writers in content areas; review strategic-based instruction among PK-8 grade levels; evaluate instructional practices using data to describe strengths and limitations, as well as consider the use of informal, student interest surveys to evaluate motivation and interest.



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