Portland-State-University 2024-2025 Bulletin

READ 544 Comprehension, Text Structure, and Vocabulary

Addresses learning, teaching, and assessing reading comprehension and vocabulary. Emphasis on culturally responsive and culturally sustaining instruction, students who are emergent multilinguals, and students experiencing difficulty with comprehension or vocabulary. Topics include developmental trajectories, morphology, historical instructional approaches, strategic reading, cultural variations in text structure, curricular analysis, digital tools, digital citizenship, and visual literacy. Field-based work with K-12 reader experiencing difficulty with comprehension or vocabulary.

Credits

3
  • Up one level
  • 500