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EDUC 629 - Action Research in Literacy: The Literacy Specialist as Change Agent in the Social Multicultural K-12 School Community


3 Credits
Action research in literacy is focused on developing measurable school goals, developing positive school culture, assessing and overcoming barriers to school change, and implementing collaborative practice with teachers, administrators and the learning community.  It focuses on leadership, including but not limited to adult learning, reflective practice, organization, implementation and evaluation of curricular programs of reading and language arts programs.  This course includes strategies to advocate for socio-cultural literacy in the school and community for all learners especially those learners impacted by lack of opportunity created by bias toward culture, ethnic, gender and linguistic differences with emphasis on English language learners and integration of children’s and adolescent literature books.



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