Language Development to Support Literacy

Learn the importance of vocabulary word recognition, automaticity, oral fluency, and exposure to volumes of varied genres in order to improve language acquisition and reading comprehension.

Program Overview

In middle grades and high school, the language demands become exponentially more difficult. English learners face additional challenges, especially with context and background knowledge. Literacy becomes dependent upon higher levels of language proficiency as background information and knowledge of the world are increasingly important. In this course, you will take a granular view of the language demands in order to understand why reading fluency is key to comprehension.

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Duration

Approximately 15 hours

Up to 6 months to complete coursework

Estimated Tuition

0

Tuition of this course is funded by a grant

Ways to Learn

Online

Credit

1 PDU

Graduate Level Professional Development Credit

Key Features

Online and self-paced   |   Dedicated mentor    |    Interactive assignments

Real-world case studies   |   Earn graduate level professional development credits

Upon successful mastery of this course, you will be able to: 

  • Identify the role sophisticated vocabulary, word recognition, and automaticity plays in improving reading comprehension.
  • Describe how to boost language development through exposure to challenging literary and informational texts.
  • Discuss how picture books and books written in verse with repeated phrases improve reading fluency.
  • Explain how exposure to volumes of varied text structures and genre features improves language development.
  • Recognize that reading conferences provide space for modeling and listening to oral fluency and word phrasing.
     

Course Topics:

  • Vocabulary, Word Recognition, and Automaticity
  • Boost Language Development
  • Picture Books and Books Written in Verse
  • Varied Text Structures and Genre Features
  • Reading Conferences, Oral Fluency, and Word Phrasing
This course is part of the 7-course "Comprehensive Literacy State Development" grant program. Educators can enroll in a single course or up to all 7 courses at no cost using the same “REGISTER NOW” button above.

  1. Basic Tools For Continuous Improvement in Literacy
  2. Using Culturally Diverse Texts
  3. Developing Community Literacy Access
  4. Parent and Family Partnerships
  5. Language Development to Support Literacy
  6. Standards Aligned Conferring With Readers in Grades 6-12
  7. Setting Up and Implementing Effective Book Clubs for Grades 6-12
Who Should Enroll?
6-12th grade teachers, teacher candidates, school administrators, para-educators

Earn your credit in 3 simple steps

Step 1
Register online at no cost.

Step 2
Complete the course.

Step 3
Receive credits and obtain an official transcript.


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What are Graduate-level Professional Development Credits?

Graduate-level professional development credits are not part of a degree program but instead are primarily used for professional advancement such as salary increment steps and recertification. Students should seek approval from appropriate district officials before enrolling in these courses.

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