EDUC Outline

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http://www.edii.ca/ugradprogs/outlines/Educ473macleod.html

SIMON FRASER UNIVERSITY

SUMMER SEMESTER 2007

EDUC 473-4

DESIGNS FOR LEARNING: READING

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email: smac1eod7241@shaw.ca

Tuesday 5:30-9:20

SFU Surrey room 3340

PREREQUISITE:

Educ 401/402.

COURSE 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. We will learn about, model, and discuss various methods of evaluation and

instruction designed to develop the literacy skills of students.

TOPICS COVERED

• Reading Instruction from an Historical Perspective

• Developmental Stages/Phases of Reading

• The Reading Process

• Comprehension Instruction

• Vocabulary Instruction

• Early Literacy Instruction

• Reading-Writing Connections

• Developing an Effective Program of Literacy Instruction

• Assessment and Evaluation

REQUIRED TEXTS

Cunningham, P. M., Moore, S. A., Cunningham, J. W., & Moore, D. W. (2000). Reading and writing

in elementary classrooms: Research based K-4 instruction (5th ed.). Toronto: Pearson.

Rasinski, T. V., & Padak, N. D. (2001). From phonics to fluency: Effective teaching of decoding and

reading fluency in the elementary school. Toronto: Allyn & Bacon.

Additiional readings from photocopies on file in CET and/or on the WWW

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