Designed to help students understand the theoretical and evidence-based foundations of the reading and writing processes in instruction. Students will examine how to support the creation of a classroom environment that fosters reading and writing by integrating foundational knowledge, instructional practices, approaches and methods, curriculum materials, and the appropriate selection and use of assessments in reading and writing. This course has a required field experience of 10 hours. The students will spend time in actual elementary classrooms observing literacy methods and lessons, as well as implementing the instructional strategies introduced in this course.

Prerequisite: EDUC 200 with a minimum grade of D.