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RDG/201CA

Reading and Writing Concepts

3 credits

Total credits

5 weeks

Course length

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Course level: Undergraduate

This course builds a foundation in language acquisition and development to examine the concepts of reading, writing, spelling and handwriting. Students explore children’s development in these areas and the implications for instruction. They also observe and reflect on language arts interactions and activities in a classroom setting.

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.

What you'll learn

Course skills and outcomes

  • Define language and its properties.
  • Examine theories of oral language acquisition.
  • Examine theories of second language acquisition.
  • Describe social-cultural contexts in language development.
  • Compare the organization and structure of oral and written language.
  • Identify implications of language development for P-12 instruction.

  • Examine different reading theories.
  • Define phonemic awareness, phonics, fluency, vocabulary, and comprehension and identify their role in literacy development.
  • Describe the stages of early reading development.
  • Describe the nature of reading for older readers.
  • Examine issues related to reading development of English language learners.
  • Identify implications of reading development for P-12 instruction.

  • Identify developmental writing stages.
  • Describe the stages of the writing process.
  • Identify writing conventions.
  • Examine issues related to writing development of English language learners.
  • Identify implications of writing development for P-12 instruction.

  • Identify developmental spelling stages.
  • Examine interrelationships among reading, writing, and spelling.
  • Examine issues related to spelling development of English language learners.
  • Identify implications of spelling development for P-12 instruction.

  • Identify the rationale for teaching handwriting.
  • Compare and contrast different types of handwriting models.
  • Examine issues related to the teaching of handwriting.
  • Identify implications of handwriting development for P–12 instruction.
  • Identify strategies to differentiate instruction for diverse learners.
  • Examine how diversity impacts a classroom.

Why UOPX

Why take courses at University of Phoenix

Accreditation that matters

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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