Office: KH 514 F Dr. Carol Lloyd Rozansky
Phone: 554-3471(voice mail) Spring, 2011 e-mail: crozansky@unomaha.edu Blackboard & email access: http://myuno.unomaha.edu/
Office Hours: Mon & Wed: 11:15 – 11:45; Mon & Tues: 3:00 – 3:45; other days & times by appointment

TED 3690: APPLYING READING & WRITING IN CONTENT AREAS
WORKING SYLLABUS & CALENDAR

Purpose of the Course: The general purpose of this course is to introduce teacher candidates 1) to some of the theories of the reading process and 2) to the relationships of those theories to content-area reading and writing. Teacher candidates learn ways to assess students, materials, and tasks; prescribe appropriate instruction; learn about instructional strategies to implement; and evaluate students' learning within the context of understanding and learning from content-area texts. Individual differences of adolescent students, including background, interest, ability, culture, and ethnicity, are considered. A practicum experience in the schools provides a meaningful context in which to explore and apply ideas from class.

The needs of English-language learners and struggling readers, and the consideration of students’ diverse backgrounds will be addressed within each unit. Educational equity within the context of literacy instruction is a major focus of this class.

Textbook: Content Area Reading and Literacy: Succeeding in Today’s Diverse Classrooms (6th ed.) by D. E. Alvermann, S. F. Phelps, & V. R. Gillis (APG)
Handouts: You responsible for the packet materials posted on blackboard.
Other Readings: Readings handed out in class, web-based readings, readings on reserve, as assigned

Emailing assignments: Any document you email to me must be word processed, saved as an MS Word or rtf (rich-text-format) document, and sent to my email address as an attachment unless I give you other directions. (Exception: “diversity presentation.”) Always include an appropriate subject line for a timely