SIGN FRASER UNIVERSITY

Summer Semester 2003

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Dr. Paul Neufeld

Designs for Learning: Reading

Office: EDB 9502

Phone: 291-4390

D02.00

Email: pneufeld@sfu.ca

Wednesdays 8:30-12:20 in EDB 7500B

PREREQUISITE:

Educ 401/402

DESCRIPTION

The ability to read and write effectively is fundamental to success in school. Thus, providing students with

high quality instruction that enables them to become effective readers and writers is one of the most

important challenges faced by teachers. This course focuses on how best to meet this challenge. To this

end, we will explore the research supported theoretical principles that undergird effective instructional

practices in reading and learn about, model, and discuss various methods of evaluation and instruction

designed to develop the literacy skills of students.

TOPICS COVERED

• A Look at Reading Instruction from an Historical Perspective

• Reading Across the Life Span: Developmental Perspectives

• The Reading Process: How Does it Work?

• Comprehension Strategies Instruction

• Vocabulary Instruction

• Early Literacy Instruction

• Reading-Writing Connections

• Developing an Effective Program' of Literacy Instruction

• "ssessment and Evaluation

REQUIREMENTS

• Article Reviews (3) (10%)

• Midterm Exam (20%)

• Strategy Demonstration (Small Groups) (20%)

• Professional Resource Collection (257o)

• Final Project (25%)

REQUIRED TEXTS

Cunningham, P. M., Moore, S. A., Cunningham, J

.

W., & Moore, D. W. (2000). Reading and writing in

elementary classrooms: Strategies and observations (4th ed.). Don Mill, Ontario: Longman.

Tierney, R. J

.

, & Readence, J

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E. (2000). Reading strategies and practices: A compendium (5th ed.).

Toronto: Allyn & Bacon.

Additional readings from photocopies and WWW.