Critical Approaches to Teaching Reading and the Study of Literature

This course will explore issues regarding the theory and practice of teaching English/Language Arts at the secondary level. The course explores language and literacy development in the ELA classroom as tied to social processes and varied purposes. Informed by research on historically responsive literacy, you will engage with the knowledge, skills and dispositions needed to plan and implement curriculum and instruction framed by a focus on identity, skills, intellect, and criticality. Candidates will learn ways of expository), reading, responding to literature, listening, speaking, assessing, and exploring new media while considering student and community contexts. Candidates will also explore the politics of language and teaching ELA.