BIL 641 - Native Language Arts and Literacy Instruction for Spanish Speakers

Through this course, students explore the acquisition of literacy skills in Spanish. A contrastive analysis of English and Spanish leads students to the different approaches in the teaching of reading and writing in Spanish. Course will explore instructional strategies for integrating reading and writing across the content areas and will concentrate on the application of theory, methodology and applications of technology in literacy instruction to meet requirements of the New York State Learning Standards. 25 hours fieldwork required for inital certification and changing certification levels only.

Credits: 3