MSTEP Table 3.1

a. print concepts, including letters of the alphabet

EDUC 428 Learning to Teach PK-3 Literacy to Diverse Populations

1. Week 4 Lecture PPT: Phonological Awareness and Early Literacy

2. Readings:

• Dewitz et al. (2020) Chapter 7, Emergent Literacy covers print awareness, alphabet knowledge, and procedures for assessing early literacy progression

• Honig et al. (2018) Section II: Early Literacy introduces print awareness and letter knowledge, and offers strategies for instruction

EDUC 428 Learning to Teach PK-3 Literacy to Diverse Populations

In-class Activities:

1. Literacy demands in multicultural books – slide 28

2. Foundational skills read aloud field task

EDUC 428 Learning to Teach PK-3 Literacy to Diverse Populations

Assessments:

1. Foundational skills read aloud field task

2. Midterm Exam

b. phonological awareness, including phonemic awareness

EDUC 428 Learning to Teach PK-3 Literacy to Diverse Populations

1. Week 4 Lecture PPT: Phonological Awareness and Early Literacy

2. Readings:

• Dewitz et al. (2020) Chapter 7, Emergent Literacy covers phonemic awareness

• Honig et al. (2018) Section I: Word Structure introduces phonemes, syllable structures, and morphemes of English and Spanish

• Honig et al. (2018) Section II: Early Literacy offers strategies for instruction to build phonological awareness

EDUC 428 Learning to Teach PK-3 Literacy to Diverse Populations

In-class Activities:

1. Literacy demands in multicultural books – slide 28

2. Foundational skills read aloud field task

EDUC 428 Learning to Teach PK-3 Literacy to Diverse Populations

Assessments:

1. Foundational skills read aloud field task

2. Midterm Exam

c. phonics, spelling, and word recognition, including letter-sound, spelling-sound, and sound-symbol correspondences

EDUC 428 Learning to Teach PK-3 Literacy to Diverse Populations

1. Week 5 Lecture PPT: Phonics & Decoding

2. Readings:

• Dewitz et al. (2020) Chapter 8, Word Recognition covers the alphabetic principle, the relationship between oral and written English, word recognition

• Honig et al. (2018) Section III: Decoding and Word Recognition focuses on effective phonics instruction

EDUC 428 Learning to Teach PK-3 Literacy to Diverse Populations

In-class Activities:

1. Selecting and evaluating decodable texts – slide 11

2. Using decodable texts field task

EDUC 428 Learning to Teach PK-3 Literacy to Diverse Populations

Assessments:

1. Using decodable texts field task

2. Midterm Exam

d. decoding and encoding, including morphological awareness

EDUC 428 Learning to Teach PK-3 Literacy to Diverse Populations

1. Week 5 Lecture PPT: Phonics & Decoding

2. Readings:

• Dewitz et al. (2020) Chapter 8, Word Recognition discusses word study related to decoding, encoding, and morphological awareness

• Honig et al. (2018) Section III: Decoding and Word Recognition offers strategies for supporting students encoding and decoding

EDUC 428 Learning to Teach PK-3 Literacy to Diverse Populations

In-class Activities:

1. Selecting and evaluating decodable texts – slide 11

2. Using decodable texts field task

EDUC 428 Learning to Teach PK-3 Literacy to Diverse Populations

Assessments:

1. Using decodable texts field task

2. Midterm Exam

e. text reading fluency, including accuracy, prosody (expression), and rate (as an indicator of automaticity)

EDUC 429 Learning to Teach 4-8 Literacy to Diverse Populations

1. Week 5 Lecture PPT: Foundational Skills & Fluency for Upper Grades covers:

· Direct, Explicit, Systematic Instruction

· Morphemic Analysis

· Vocabulary Instruction

· Spelling

· Instructional Approaches

· Automaticity

· Assessment

· Tech-Assisted Devices

2. Readings:

· CA Common Core ELA Standards

· Teaching Reading for the 21st Century, 6th Edition (Dewitz, et.al, 2020), Ch. 9 Fluency and Independent Reading

EDUC 429 Learning to Teach 4-8 Literacy to Diverse Populations

In-class Activities:

1. Prosody Simulated Student Interaction Fluency PPT – slide 10

2. Peer Run-Through Small Group Lesson In-Class Activity  

· Peer Run-Through Small Group Lesson Peer Feedback Sheet

EDUC 429 Learning to Teach 4-8 Literacy to Diverse Populations

Assessments:

1. Observations of SSI: Fluency Simulated Student Interaction Feedback Checklist

2. Small Group Lesson Plan:

· Small Group Lesson Outline

· Small Group Lesson Rubric

· MS_Lesson Plan Template

f. instruction that is structured and organized as well as direct, systematic, and explicit

EDUC 428 Learning to Teach PK-3 Literacy to Diverse Populations

1. Week 4 Lecture PPT: Phonological Awareness and Early Literacy 

2. Week 5 Lecture PPT: Phonics & Decoding

3. Readings:

• Dewitz et al. (2020) Chapter 7, Emergent Literacy discusses the relationship between instruction and assessment in support that process

• Dewitz et al. (2020) Chapter 8, Word Recognition connects stages of reading to appropriate instructional strategies

EDUC 428 Learning to Teach PK-3 Literacy to Diverse Populations

In-class Activities:

1. Literacy demands in multicultural books – slide 28

2. Foundational skills read aloud field task

3. Selecting and evaluating decodable texts – slide 11

4. Using decodable texts field task

EDUC 428 Learning to Teach PK-3 Literacy to Diverse Populations

Assessments:

1. Foundational skills read aloud field task

2. Using decodable texts field task

3. Final: Literacy Mini Unit

g. connected, decodable text

EDUC 428 Learning to Teach PK-3 Literacy to Diverse Populations

1. Week 5 Lecture PPT: Phonics & Decoding

2. Readings:

• Honig et al. (2018) Section III: Decoding and Word Recognition offers strategies for supporting students encoding and decoding

EDUC 428 Learning to Teach PK-3 Literacy to Diverse Populations

In-class Activities:

1. Foundational skills read aloud field task

2. Using decodable texts field task

EDUC 428 Learning to Teach PK-3 Literacy to Diverse Populations

Assessments:

1. Using decodable texts field task

2. Final: Literacy Mini Unit

h. Provide instruction in text reading fluency that emphasizes spelling and syllable patterns, semantics, morphology, and syntax.

EDUC 429 Learning to Teach 4-8 Literacy to Diverse Populations

1. Week 5 Lecture PPT: Foundational Skills & Fluency for Upper Grades

2. Cracking the Code & Spelling PPT covers:

· Explicit, Systematic Instruction

· Morphemic Analysis

· Vocabulary Instruction

· Spelling-Orthographic Patterns

· Instructional Approaches

· Automaticity

· Assessment

· Tech-Assisted Devices

3. Readings:

· Teaching Reading for the 21st Century, 6th Edition (Dewitz, et.al, 2020) Ch. 9 Fluency and Independent Reading

EDUC 429 Learning to Teach 4-8 Literacy to Diverse Populations

In-class Activities:

1. Prosody Simulated Student Interaction Fluency PPT– slide 10

2. Vocabulary Strategy Activity Centers Vocabulary Instruction PPT – slide 12

3. Peer Run-Through Small Group Lesson In-Class Activity   

· Peer Run-Through Small Group Lesson Peer Feedback Sheet

EDUC 429 Learning to Teach 4-8 Literacy to Diverse Populations

Assessments:

1. Observations of SSI:

Fluency Simulated Student Interaction Feedback Checklist

2. Small Group Lesson Plan:

· Small Group Lesson Outline

· Small Group Lesson Rubric

· MS_Lesson Plan Template

i. Advance students’ progress in the elements of foundational skills, language, and cognitive skills that support them as they read and write increasingly complex disciplinary texts with comprehension and effective expression.

EDUC 429 Learning to Teach 4-8 Literacy to Diverse Populations

1. Week 9 Lecture PPT: Comprehending Informational Texts PPT covers:

· Content Knowledge

· Disciplinary Literacy

· Student Research

· Motivation

· Assessment

· Close Reading

· Textual Evidence

· Small Group Instruction

· Annotating

· Text-Dependent Questions

2. Readings:

· Does Disciplinary Literacy Have a Place in Elementary School? (Shanahan, 2014)

· Disciplinary Literacy: A Shift That Makes Sense, ACSD (Lent, 2017)

· Strategies for Teaching Complex Texts (Simmons, 2017)

· Helping Students Tackle Complex Texts with Close Reading | National Geographic Learning: In Focus National Geographic (Tuan, 2021)

EDUC 429 Learning to Teach 4-8 Literacy to Diverse Populations

In-class Activities:

1. Comparing Complexity – slide 14

2. Spotting Text Features and Structures – slide 24

EDUC 436 Learning to Teach K-8 Science with Diverse Populations

In-class Activities:

3. Argumentation from evidence in science (lecture slides w/activity)

EDUC 429 Learning to Teach 4-8 Literacy to Diverse Populations

In-class Activities:

1. Comparing Complexity – slide 14

2. Spotting Text Features and Structures – slide 24

EDUC 436 Learning to Teach K-8 Science with Diverse Populations

In-class Activities:

3. Argumentation from evidence in science (lecture slides w/activity)