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Reading – Part 1, 2, Specialist AQ (Western, Spring 2018, Online)

May 2, 2018 to June 13, 2018

  • Category: AQ, Online
  • Region: Central Ontario, Eastern Ontario, GTA, Northern Ontario, Outside Ontario, Southern Ontario
  • Topic: Language Arts, Literacy
  • Grades: Intermediate (grades 7-10), JK-SK, Junior (grades 4-6), Primary (grades 1-3), Senior (grades 11-12)

PART 1 – This introductory course will include patterns of language development; reading and writing processes; current approaches to literary instruction; literature in the curriculum; assessment of individual language development; and evaluation of elementary and secondary language curricula.

PART 2 – This course will provide advanced study of reading including theoretical models of language development and their implications for elementary and secondary school instruction; critical analysis of formal and informal strategies for evaluating literacy development; teaching strategies to meet individual needs; and historical overview and current trends in literature for young readers.

SPECIALIST – This course will include the following topics: current issues in language development; language across the curriculum; issues and research in literacy instruction; current issues in literature for young readers; leadership skills in planning and implementing literacy programs in elementary and secondary schools. See website for admission requirements and course materials.