This course provides an overview of the history of literacy instruction and currently accepted theories of literacy development. Participants will develop conceptual frameworks to understand literacy from cognitive and sociocultural perspectives and will gain an understanding of the how these different perspectives condition the range of roles and responsibilities of an instructional leader of literacy education. Offered jointly with GDE-841*. EXCLUSION: GDE-841*
This course provides an overview of the history of literacy instruction and currently accepted theories of literacy development. Participants will develop conceptual frameworks to understand literacy from cognitive and sociocultural perspectives and will gain an understanding of the how these different perspectives condition the range of roles and responsibilities of an instructional leader of literacy education. Offered jointly with GDE-841*. EXCLUSION: GDE-841*
