EDU 312 - The Profession of Teaching: Content Reading Literacy

Credit Hour(s): 3
This course immerses secondary and all-level candidates in the concept of literacy for students beyond the elementary level. Finding the appropriate strategies, scaffolding and applications for reading, writing, speaking and listening in discipline content areas creates the foundation for this class. Teaching the content of one’s discipline through the use of appropriate literacy approaches are practiced and applied. This course includes a required 20 hour internship in a local school division. This course has an additional fee. 3 Credit(s). 20 Service Hour(s).

This course is designated Writing Intensive; a grade of “C” or higher in this course is required for this course to count toward the six-credit-hour Writing Intensive graduation requirement for Ferrum College. A student cannot earn a grade of “C” or higher in this course unless he or she earns a “C” or better on the writing assignments required by the course. This course includes a required 20 hour internship in a local school division.
Prerequisite(s): ENG 102 with a grade of “C” or higher; junior or senior status; EDU 202, EDU 203, pass VCLA.
Course Session Cycle: SP