| Dates | Topics | Readings for Current Week 1 |
Assignments |
| Aug 17 | Course overview; Definitions of reading; Language sub-systems | Weaver, Ch.1
Clay, BL, pp. 6-17 |
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| Aug 24 | Schemas and transactions; Language and literacy connections | Weaver, Ch. 2
O'Keefe (HO) |
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| Aug 31 | Early language acquisition:
Conditions for language learning
|
Lindfors, Chs. 5 and 6
Clay, DPCO, Chs. 1 & 2 |
Plan for first data collection project |
| Sept 7 | Language development: The constructivist and other views | Lindfors, Ch 7; Krashen (HO)
Other readings TBA 2 |
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| Sept 14 | Emergent literacy; Acquisition of literacy | Weaver, Chapter 3
Christie, et. al. (HO) Other readings TBA |
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| Sept 21 | The effects of context and meaning on word identification | Weaver, Ch 4
Other readings TBA |
First project write-up and report |
| Sept 28 | (Instructor Away)
The power of writing in early literacy |
Short, et. al., Ch 3
Clay, DPCO, Ch. 10 Other readings TBA |
Receive mid-semester paper topic |
| Oct 5 | NO CLASS - FALL BREAK |
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| Oct 12 | Word perception; Cognitive psychology of reading | Weaver, Chapter 5
Raynor and Pollatsek, Ch 3, pp. 60-75 |
Turn in mid-semester
paper responses |
| Oct 19 | Visual information and reading; Word perception, phonics, etc. | Raynor and Pollatsek, Ch 4,
113-124
Clay, 141-148; 156-173 |
|
| Oct 26 | Phonics, phonemic awareness,
& knowledge of "the code" |
Jones
(HO); Clay, 82-90; TBA
Other readings TBA |
Plan for second data collection project |
| Dates | Topics | Readings for Following Week | Assignments |
| Nov 2 | Developing reading strategies; Observing young readers | Clay, 232-257
Weaver, Chapter 6 Other readings TBA |
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| Nov 9 | Links between reading, writing and thinking | Clay, DPCO 288-316;
Weaver, Chapter 9 Other readings TBA |
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| Nov 16 | Developing a literacy learning system | Clay, 317-345
Other readings TBA |
Second project write-up and report |
| Nov 23 | THANKSGIVING - NO CLASS | ||
| Nov 30 | Issues: Language delay; Special
needs; "Dyslexia"
Language variation and dialects |
Weaver: Chapters 11 & 12
Lindfors, Chapter 13 |
Receive topic for end-of
course paper
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| Dec 7 | Reading Day | Turn in papers | |
| Dec 14 | Summary discussions; Return of papers; Presentations |
1 Except for week #1, students are expected to have completed the listed readings before coming to class.
2 Readings TBA (to be announced) will be selected by teams of students following bibliographic search and consultation with the instructor.