Teaching Reading and Writing to Limited-English-Proficient Students

University of Phoenix Online
Phoenix, AZ, United States

Course Format: Classroom | E-learning | Virtual Class | Online | On-site | Blended | Self-paced

Course Description:

'' This course examines reading and writing issues related to the acquisition of English by students who are Limited-English-Proficient (LEP). It also presents strategies for enhancing the reading and writing skills of LEP students.

Topics and Objectives

Classroom Practices and Programs

Identify programs used by school districts to provide instruction.
Examine general methodology and classroom approaches used to instruct second language learners.
Language Acquisition

Identify key factors in first- and second-language acquisition.
Review contributions of researchers in the field.
Examine the stages of language acquisition.
Oral Language Development

Analyze the importance of oral language development in the reading and writing process.
Describe the importance of strengthening ESL oral language instruction for effective processing of reading and writing.
Emergent Literacy

Identify the factors that influence early literacy.
Examine theoretical perspectives and research on emergent literacy.
Analyze the impact of home, family, and school environments on literacy.
Writing as a Process

Define benefits of writing as a process.
Demonstrate an understanding of peer editing groups.
Identify strategies including technology to enhance writing skills of LEP students.
Reading Process for Second Language Learners

Identify characteristics of beginning and intermediate readers.
Develop strategies for reading instruction with second language learners.
Reading and Writing across the Curriculum

Examine research on integration of reading and writing.
Reading and Writing Strategies

Identify classroom strategies that promote early literacy.
Examine the importance of reading comprehension.
Integrate strategies into content areas.
Develop thematic units to enhance reading and writing integration.
Assessment of Reading and Writing

Examine the importance of multiple measures of assessment.
Analyze methods of assessment.
Examine portfolio assessment.
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Phone:800-492-6552

School Address:

University of Phoenix Online
3157 E. Elwood Street
Phoenix, AZ 85034
Phone: 800-492-6552
E-Mail: online@phoenix.edu
Web: http://www.uopx.com

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American Literature since 1860
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Methods for English as a Second Language
U.S. History to 1865
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Arizona Constitution
United States Constitution
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