Dates and Times:
Tuesdays & Thursdays, 5-8 p.m., June 28-August 4

Overview:
Introduces key factors affecting the literacy development of bilingual children learning to read and write in English such as print exposure, phonological awareness, and vocabulary in the home language and in English. Participants develop skills in assessing components of children's reading and writing competence, teaching early and later reading skills, planning writing lessons, and monitoring children's literacy progress.

Prerequisites:
RDG 537 Teaching Reading or permission of instructor.

Faculty:
Jane Yedlin, Associate Professor, Language and Literacy, Wheelock College

Course Credit and Tuition: $775 to take the course for one (1) graduate credit or $395 to take the course for non-credit/professional development points (PDPs)