RDG/420
Elementary Methods - Reading/Language Arts

Course level: Undergraduate

RDG/420
Continuing Education for Teachers
Elementary Methods - Reading/Language Arts

Online

Format

5 weeks

Course length

$398

Cost per credit

3 credits

Total credits

$170

Resource fees

$1,364

Estimated course cost

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This course focuses on the most current research, theory, methods, and state standards related to the science of reading and structured literacy. This focus includes phonological awareness, systematic phonics and spelling, vocabulary and oral language, and text reading fluency, all leading to reading comprehension and literacy development. Teacher candidates will enhance content knowledge of phonics, phonemic awareness, fluency, comprehension, and vocabulary. This course provides teacher candidates with the background knowledge in the science of reading necessary to prepare comprehensive research-based and standards-based lesson plans, as well as integrated units of instruction. Effective instructional, assessment, and differentiation techniques are also discussed.

This course is not available for enrollment to residents of Arkansas, California, Connecticut, Iowa, Kentucky, Mississippi, New York, Wisconsin, Wyoming and individuals who reside outside the United States.

Prerequisites

None

Required materials

The materials required for this course are covered in your resource fees.

Please Note: Attendance and participation are mandatory in all University courses, and specific requirements may differ by course. If attendance requirements are not met, a student may be removed from the course. Please review the Course Attendance Policy in the Catalog for more information.

University of Phoenix reserves the right to modify courses. While widely available, not all programs are available to residents of all states. Please check with a University Enrollment Representative.

Earn these career-relevant skills in weeks, not years.

Reading/Language Arts Instruction

Apply strategies based on students' needs, to support literacy development.

Elements of Literacy

Explain factors that can impact literacy development.

Literacy Development

Describe the key components of cognitive development, language learning, and literacy.

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University of Phoenix reserves the right to modify courses. Although our continuing teacher education courses are accepted by some state agencies in the United States toward teacher certifications and endorsements, this may not be the case in all states or foreign jurisdictions. If you plan to use courses for certification or endorsement, please check with your own state agency and your school district for applicability. Continuing teacher education courses are not eligible to apply to degree programs at University of Phoenix. These courses are not eligible for federal financial aid. While widely available, not all programs are available to residents of all states. Please check with a University Enrollment Representative. If you have a question contact us at (866) 354-1800.