EDU 230 - Foundations of Reading

3 Credit Hour(s) Laboratory: 0 Recitation: 3 Alternative Mode: 0

This course is part of Ohio’s required 12 Semester-Hour Reading Core. An introduction to the theories/ models of the process of reading, stages of reading development, the development of literacy, word identification strategies, comprehension theory and instructional strategies, text structure, the reading/ writing connection, the role of literature in the classroom, assessment, material selection, organizing and managing reading programs, accommodating needs in multicultural and multiability classrooms. Examination of appropriate software to enhance and reinforce reading skills and use of the Internet for literature and content/curriculum resources is included. (Fall, Spring)

Prerequisite(s): Minimum 2.85 GPA.