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Virginia Tech

EDCI-5414: Theory and Practice for Early Literacy Instruction (PK-3)

Description: Examines language development and early literacy teaching and learning. Explores a wide range of current theories and practices including phonics based and meaning based approaches to teaching. Attends to how curriculum, instruction, and assessment reflect differing agendas for literacy and schooling and different definitions of literacy. I.

Pathways: N/A

Course Hours: 3 credits

Prerequisites: N/A

Required By: EDCI-5424

Corequisites: N/A

Crosslist: N/A

Repeatability: N/A

Sections Taught: 33

Average GPA: 3.97 (A)

Strict A Rate (No A-) : 95.60%

Average Withdrawal Rate: 0.00%

Heidi A Mesmer202294.2%5.8%0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%3.948
Cheri F Triplett2006100.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%3.993
Mary A Barksdale201898.5%1.5%0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%3.9812
Ann D Potts200490.0%10.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%3.931
Staff Fogelsong2021100.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%3.995
Donna J Fortune2023100.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%4.003
Ann B Shepherd200690.0%10.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%3.901

Grade Distribution Over Time