CourseCompass Access Code Card for Course Connect: Foundations of Literacy, K-8

This online Foundations of Literacy, K-8 course developed by Pearson Teacher Education and Development offers instructors a rich online course built around assignments and activities, classroom videos, and readings.  Weekly assignments are focused on essential course concepts and provide well-structured and effective learning activities.  Once students complete these assignments they are given opportunities to discuss and reflect upon what they have learned.  Students are then led tomeaningful weekly activities that require them to apply what they have learned.  Available for most course management systems, this course is customizable and can easily accommodate and adapt to instructors’ own resources and materials.     Basic Course Components Course Documents Online Student Manual Course Syllabus Course Reading Assignments from Leading Texts Rubrics Online Resources Bloom’s Taxonomy Lesson Plan Template Microsoft Tutorials Weekly Assignments Learning Objectives Learning Log Reading Assignments Viewing Activities Theory Into Practice Exercises Discussion Board Questions Synthesize/Apply/Reflect Exercises Assignment Guidelines Additional Resources Foundations of Literacy, K-8 Course Topics Effective Literacy Instruction and Assessment Phonological and Phonemic Awareness Phonics Fluency Vocabulary Comprehension Comprehension Strategies Writing Books Aligned to the Course Cunningham, P. M. & Allington, R.L.  (2011).Classrooms That Work: They Can All Read and Write. (5th ed.) Boston, MA: Allyn & Bacon. ISBN-10: 0137048378   Graves, M.F., Juel. C. & Graves, B. B. (2007). Teaching Reading in the 21st Century (with Assessments and Lesson Plans Booklet). (4th.ed.). Boston, MA: Allyn & Bacon. ISBN-10: 0205523714 Gunning, T.G.  (2010)Creating Literacy Instruction for All Students (with MyEducationLab). (7th ed.) Boston, MA: Allyn & Bacon. ISBN-10: 013610083X Temple , C.A. , Ogle. D., Crawford, A.N. & Freppon, P. (2008)All Children Read: Teaching for Literacy in Today's Diverse Classrooms (with Teach It! booklet). (2nd ed.) Boston, MA: Allyn & Bacon. ISBN-10: 0205571700 Tompkins, G.E.  (2010)Literacy for the 21st Century: A Balanced Approach (with MyEducationLab). (5th ed.).  Boston, MA: Allyn & Bacon. ISBN-10: 0136101402 Reutzel, D.R. & Cooter Jr., R.B. (2008)Teaching Children to Read: The Teacher Makes the Difference. (5th ed.)  Columbus, OH: Merrill. ISBN-10: 0136138063 Ruddell, R.B. (2009)   How to Teach Reading to Elementary and Middle School Students: Practical Ideas from Highly Effective Teachers. Boston, MA: Allyn & Bacon. ISBN-10: 0205625428 Vacca, J.L., Vacca, R.T., Gove, M. K., Burkey, L.C., Lenhart, L.A. & McKeon, C.A. (2009)  Reading and Learning to Read (with MyEducationLab). (7th ed.)  Boston, MA: Allyn & Bacon.  ISBN-10: 0137147961