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RDNG/504

Phonological Theory and Application

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Format

$525

Estimated Tuition

3 credits

Total credits

4 weeks

Course length

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Course level: Continuing Teacher Education

This course addresses the linguistic, neurological, cognitive, and socio-cultural factors that influence readers and writers. Participants study relevant research, theories, and instructional approaches, including technology and multimedia, to support phonics as a fundamental component of effective reading, writing, and spelling programs. National and state standards in literacy and the role of phonics in students' reading and writing achievement is discussed. This course is not available for enrollment to residents of Alabama, Arkansas, and Kentucky.

Prerequisites

None

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What you'll learn

Course skills and outcomes

Overview of Phonics in Education

  • Define phonological awareness, phonemic awareness, and phonics.
  • Discuss the history and controversy of using phonics instruction in schools.
  • Evaluate basic approaches to and most current research on phonics instruction.
  • Identify the linguistic, neurological, cognitive, and socio-cultural factors that influence reading and writing.

Phonological and Phonemic Awareness

  • Explain the role of phonological awareness and phonemic awareness in the reading process.
  • Identify strategies for embedding the components of phonological and phonemic awareness in instruction.
  • Adapt components of phonological and phonemic awareness strategies for diverse learners.
  • Identify assessments used to assess phonological and phonemic awareness.

Phonics in Reading, Writing, and Spelling Instruction

  • Describe the role phonics and high-frequency words play in reading fluency.
  • Identify texts and strategies for embedding phonics instruction within authentic reading, writing, and spelling tasks.
  • Identify activities and strategies for using word sorts in phonics instruction.
  • Create effective phonics assessments related to reading, writing, and spelling.
  • Explain the stages of spelling development.
  • Adapt phonics strategies in writing and spelling tasks for diverse learners.
  • Create effective phonics assessments related to writing and spelling.

Technology and Interventions

  • Identify multimedia and technology tools to enhance phonics instruction in reading, writing, and spelling.
  • Evaluate phonics interventions used for beginning readers and older readers who are struggling.
  • Identify best practices in teaching phonics and differentiating phonics instruction for diverse learners.

Why UOPX

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We’ve been accredited by the Higher Learning Commission (hlcommission.org) for more than 40 years.

Real-world instructors

Learn from instructors who bring an average of 25 years of working experience to the classroom.

Affordable and potentially reimbursable

Our tuition and fees are competitive and fixed. Also, check to see if your employer will cover you for this course.

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The 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. Transferability of credit is at the discretion of the receiving institution. It is the student’s responsibility to confirm whether or not credits earned at University of Phoenix will be accepted by another institution of the student’s choice. 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.

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