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Pedagogy in Reading and SpanishLanguage (ESP 681)

Term: 2020-2021 Spring

Faculty

Mariel Nieves-Hernandez M.A.
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Schedule

Sun, 8:30 AM - 10:30 AM (1/24/2021 - 1/24/2021) Location: PRICO CCPRC
Sat, 8:30 AM - 12:30 PM (2/27/2021 - 2/27/2021) Location: PRICO CCPRC
Sat, 8:30 AM - 12:30 PM (3/27/2021 - 3/27/2021) Location: PRICO CCPRC
Sat, 8:30 AM - 12:30 PM (5/1/2021 - 5/1/2021) Location: PRICO CCPRC

Description

The course is designed to develop a thorough understanding of the Fundamental principles of Spanish/Language Arts, focusing on the interrelationship of reading, writing, speaking, and listening. The course focuses on the student as learner, and the processes involved in content reading and literacy. There is a direct correlation between the growing social and cultural diversity in today's classrooms and the tie to information on literacy. Since high levels of literacy are expected in today's contemporary society, children and families need to expand literacy activities to provide a range of options available to them in work and life.

Diagnostic tools and classroom techniques for assessing, decoding, encoding, comprehension, literacy, and fluency skills are explored, along with related theories and research, and developmentally appropriate practices. The language arts are incomplete without making connections to all parts of the curriculum. Children require dynamic role models to