George Mason University
Graduate School of Education
Workshop in Education
Reading and Writing Strategies for English Language Learners
EDUC 600
Syllabus
Instructors:
Bonnie Loriz - cloriz@gmu.edu
Barbara Fagan - bfagan@shentel.net
Francesca Reilly-McDonnell - freilly@arlington.k12.va.us
Class Days & Times: July 14-18, M (12 PM-4PM); T-F (8 AM-4 PM)
Class Location: Richmond, Virginia
Office Hours: After class and by appointment
Course Description:
This course provides an introduction to the literacy development and the reading and writing processes in first and second languages, research on reading comprehension, and effective teaching and assessment approaches for students from diverse cultural and linguistic backgrounds. Among topics addressed are as follows: recent research on reading comprehension; bi-literacy acquisition; interaction between reading and writing; current practice in literacy instruction; evaluating reading and writing growth in the classroom; authentic, performance-based assessments of reading and writing and socio-cultural factors that contribute to student achievement.