Literacy Instruction in the Elementary Grades

Course Overview Video

Course Outcomes and NAEYC Standard Alignment

• Outcome 1: Examine the learning theories and stages of literacy development.
  • NAEYC Standard: Topic 2.D addresses program plans and materials for supporting children’s language development. The goals and objectives for language acquisition address both verbal and nonverbal communication and are rooted in ethnic and other community traditions.
• Outcome 2: Explain balanced literacy instruction and its components.
  • NAEYC Standard: Topic 2.E addresses program plans and materials for supporting early literacy through reading, learning letters and sounds, writing, and immersion in a print rich environment.
• Outcome 3: Evaluate reading elements and instruction.
  • NAEYC Standard: Topic 2.E addresses program plans and materials for supporting early literacy through reading, learning letters and sounds, writing, and immersion in a print rich environment.
• Outcome 4: Determine appropriate spelling and writing instructional practices.
  • NAEYC Standard: Topic 2.E addresses program plans and materials for supporting early literacy through reading, learning letters and sounds, writing, and immersion in a print rich environment.
• Outcome 5: Recommend literacy assessments based off student data.
  • NAEYC Standard: Topic 3a: Understanding the goals, benefits, and uses of assessment – including its use in development of appropriate goals, curriculum, and teaching strategies for young children.
• Outcome 6: Recommend literacy interventions for diverse learners.
  • NAEYC Standard: Topic 3.G addresses teachers’ incorporation of a broad range of approaches and diverse teaching strategies that are responsive to the learning needs of the children in their classroom.
• Outcome 7: Describe literacy rich environments.
  • NAEYC Standard: Topic 3.A emphasizes the need for teachers to work as a team to design an environment that protects children’s health and safety, helps reduce challenging and disruptive behavior, stimulates learning, and provides easy access to learning materials and experiences.
• Outcome 8: Create a literacy lesson plan.
  • NAEYC Standard: Topic 3.G addresses teachers’ incorporation of a broad range of approaches and diverse teaching strategies that are responsive to the learning needs of the children in their classroom.