ED 7322 - Teaching Writing in Childhood

Credits: 3

Description This course provides an overview of writing instruction in childhood education, drawing on research to inform instructional practice. Areas of emphasis include the writing process, writing development, assessing writing, mentor texts, the editing process, content-area writing, and organizing writing classrooms. Students analyze how childhood learners develop as writers, and engage with and respond to text. Fifteen hours of fieldwork is required.

Prerequisites: ED 7300 and ED 7301.