2023-2024 Graduate Academic Catalog

EEDUC 6175 Phonics, Spelling, and Vocabulary: Extensions and Applications

The course will develop an understanding of the role of word identification in classroom literacy instruction: phonics, spelling, and vocabulary. This course will include current issues and research findings regarding best practices for literacy instruction in PreK-5 classrooms. Topics will include: phonics, phonemic awareness, vocabulary, automaticity, vocabulary, fluency, spelling, and selecting text for instruction. Participants will reflect upon their own classroom practice. This course will include applications to language acquisition and development.

Credits

3