Teach Read Cont Area Spec Need

Prerequisite: SPED 510 with a minimum grade of “B” or consent of graduate program coordinator This course provides the knowledge, skills, and dispositions required to enable special needs students in grades 5-12 to read, write, learn and think with all forms of text across various content areas. Specifically, this course focuses on learning content with new literacies; planning instruction for content literacy; guiding reading comprehension; developing vocabulary and concepts; writing across the curriculum; developing study strategies; and engaging in culturally responsive teaching across all content areas in diverse classrooms. Offered fall and spring semesters, and summer session.