The purpose of this course is to extend your thinking about the concept of literacy, theoretically and practically, to further critically analyze learning and literacy instruction as educators. Content area reading has grown into a more reflective exploration of content literacy - the ability to use reading, writing, speaking and listening processes to learn subject matter across the curriculum.
To truly become lifelong learners and readers, it is even more critical to be able to 'read the world' of text in its various media. Our professional role as educators dictates that we begin the philosophical and theoretical discussions that lead to the implementation of strategic teaching and strategic processing. We will take our leads from Jim Burke, the author of our texts, as well as outside readings from professional literature to guide our course of study.
"We must look at the lens through which we see the world as well as the world we see, and recognize that the lens itself shapes how we interpret the world."
(Steven Covey, from The Seven Habits of Highly Effective People).
