This course has an assignment that is due by 11:55 pm Central Standard Time on Wednesday of the first week of class. Failure to complete this assignment will result in your removal from the course for non-participation.

Students must arrange a placement where they can complete 12 clock hours of clinical experience.

To complete this course, you must be registered with the Family Care Safety Registry. Failure to register by Wednesday of the first week of class will result in your removal from the course.

If you have questions regarding this requirement, please contact Jane Bethel, jbethel@centralmethodist.edu.  ONLY contact Jane Bethel with questions about the Family Care Safety Registry.  You must contact the instructor of this course if you have any other questions, including questions about your practicum placement.  Contact information for your instructor is located on the Faculty Information portion of this course. 

Roe, Betty D, Nancy J. Kolodziej, Barbara D. Stoodt-Hill, Paul C. Burns, Secondary School Literacy Instruction: the Content Areas. 11th ed., Wadsworth, Cengage Learning, 2014. ISBN 13: 9781133938965

This course provides a study of teaching and learning situations in secondary schools and the application of reading and writing strategies in various content areas. Emphasizes preparation of materials for the classroom. This course includes 12 clock hours of clinical experience. 3 credit hours.

1. Examine the role of the secondary content area teacher in literacy instruction. (MoSPE 1C1, 1C2, 2C4, 2C5) (SSC 1-1, 1-2, 2-1)
2. Explore methods and materials secondary content area teachers can use to improve the reading ability of their students. (MoSPE 1C2, 1C4, 1C5, 2C4, 2C5) (SSC 2-6, 3-3, 3-4, 3-5, 4-4, 4-5, 4-6) 
3. Examine and discuss literacy and learning theories applicable to secondary students. (MoSPE 2C3) (SSC 1-3, 2-4, 2-5, 3-1) 
4. Provide information about the ways societal, cultural, cognitive, psychological and physical factors affect learning to read and write for secondary students and how teachers can help mitigate the effects of these factors. (MoSPE 2C1, 2C2, 2C3, 2C4, 2C5, 2C6) (SSC 2-2, 2-3, 2-6)
5. Engage in and develop critical thinking strategies and learn ways of teaching critical thinking skills. (MoSPE 4C1, 4C2, 4C3) (SSC 3-7, 4-7, 4-9)
6. Teach students to utilize instructional media as learning and teaching tools. (MoSPE 6C4) (SSC 3-5, 4-8)
7. Employ research skills while learning about and applying knowledge of the writing process to the writing of papers about literacy instruction for secondary students. (MoSPE 1C3) (SSC 4-1, 4-3, 4-4, 4-5, 4-6) 
8. Read, discuss and apply theory and research from professional literature to teaching practice. (SSC 4-9)