Expands your knowledge of how to teach students to comprehend texts, with specific focus on knowledge-building, vocabulary, and writing. Examines how students grow into independent readers and writers able to navigate complex texts and academic language. Focus on strategies to support their abilities to express themselves in writing and communicate in today’s digital world and on why students struggle with reading comprehension and how to provide effective support. Literacy is explored as a cross-disciplinary tool for thinking, learning and doing.
