ED 325 Teaching Communication Arts II

Teaching the Communication Arts II. This course emphasizes effective, research-based instruction in reading. Topics include emergent literacy, word recognition, fluency, vocabulary development, comprehension, and metacognitive strategies. Students study a range of instructional materials, assessments, and methods for supporting diverse readers in elementary classrooms. Course content and outcomes align with the International Literacy Association (ILA) standards and the Montana Reading Specialist K–12 standards (ARM 10.58.521) and Elementary Education K–8 standards (ARM 10.58.532). A 45-hour field experience in a public school classroom is required and integrated into the course structure; approximately one-third of scheduled class time is dedicated to completing this experience, and one credit hour reflects this field-based component. Students must successfully complete the field experience in order to pass the course.

Credits

3

Prerequisite

Take ED 229 or PSY 229 with a minimum grade of C-. Admission or provisional admission into the Teacher Education Program.

Corequisite

Take ED 323.

Offered

Annual Fall Semester