This course prepares secondary teacher candidates to apply methods and materials designed for teaching reading and study strategies to secondary students. Teacher candidates apply critical concepts and principles of learning. Relevant theorists include Beck, Bloom, Bruner, Chall, Enri, Duffy, Gardner, Miller, Piaget, Stahl, Rogers, Vogt. Relevant theories include Information Processing Theory, Experiential Theory, Social Development Theory and Zone of Proximal Development (ZPD). Candidates develop equitable and inclusive learning experiences to support the specific needs of secondary learners in middle and high school. North American Division (NAD) curriculum resources/ Adventist Learning Community (ALC) modules are incorporated in this course.
ED 240 and admission to the Educator Preparation Provider (EPP) Program.
Field experience hours: 42 hours (part of the 6-day Practicum Block 1; 7 hours/day). Multi-grade practicum hours.