EDUC 687T Materials and Technology for Early Grade Reading

The purpose of this course is to help you develop a critical appreciation of the system of development and use of material resources to support reading.

By the end of this course, you will be able to:

• Define what goes into a curriculum for early grade reading;
• Articulate the ways in which classroom-based materials can be effectively used for promoting early grade reading;
• Describe the various technology that can be used for promoting early grade reading;
• Identify the materials and resources needed to support children’s reading acquisition, inside and outside of the classroom;
• Articulate how policy and systems can be aligned for supporting continuous use and improvement of materials and technology for early grade reading;
• Supervise the design of appropriate materials considering technical, contextual, cost, and logistic factors;
• Support the development of materials using locally available resources;
• Explain mechanisms for vetting and evaluating the effective of materials;
• Analyze and suggest ways to improve the publication and distribution of materials;
• Explain how the ‘system of materials’ can be assessed to improve design, vetting, production, distribution, and use of materials; and
• Create and present an analysis for applying knowledge about materials and technology to your own context and work.