Maricopa Community Colleges  EDU270AB   20002-20025 
Official Course Description: MCCCD Approval: 12/14/99
EDU270AB 20002-20025 LEC 3 Credit(s) 3 Period(s)
Secondary Reading and Decoding
Focus on the theories, methods and models of teaching literacy and decoding in the content areas of secondary grades. Prerequisites: None.
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MCCCD Official Course Competencies:
 
EDU270AB   20002-20025 Secondary Reading and Decoding
1. Examine current research and theories, and rationale that attempt to explain the processes of content area reading/literacy. (I)
2. Examine national and state literacy standards that guide instruction of reading in the secondary grades. (II)
3. Analyze instructional approaches that focus on developing word identification strategies in the secondary grades in content areas. (III)
4. Analyze instructional techniques that focus on developing strategies for building vocabulary knowledge. (III)
5. Analyze instructional techniques that focus on developing reading strategies for comprehension of various text patterns. (III)
6. Analyze instructional techniques that focus on developing study skills. (III)
7. Evaluate and assess content area material. (IV)
8. Evaluate and assess a student's reading proficiency. (IV)
9. Plan and develop instruction. (IV)
10. Describe and demonstrate a content area literacy lesson. (IV)
11. Analyze continuous classroom assessment techniques to monitor and improve instruction to meet the needs of the student. (IV)
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MCCCD Official Course Outline:
 
EDU270AB   20002-20025 Secondary Reading and Decoding
    I. Research and Learning Theories
        A. Print Processing
        B. Meaning Processing
      II. Standards of Reading Achievement
          A. State Standards
          B. National Standards
        III. Instructional Techniques for Reading Strategies and Skills
            A. Word Identification Strategies
            B. Vocabulary Knowledge
            C. Comprehension of Narrative Texts
            D. Comprehension of Expository Texts
            E. Reading Fluency
            F. Study Skills
          IV. Continuous Classroom Diagnostic Assessment Techniques
              A. Material Evaluation
              B. Student Evaluation
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