Athens State Graduates

2025-2026 Undergraduate Catalog

ER 323 Foundations of Literacy II

This course provides a scientifically based foundation in the cognitive, sociocultural, linguistic, and motivational influences in literacy and language development. The course presents key reading research foundations needed to understand how reading develops, and effective methods and strategies used to teach literacy skills to young children through young adults. Topics include reading research, cognitive psychology's contributions to understanding the reading process, language development, the sequence of learning to read, the essential components of reading instruction, and an introduction to the most effective approaches to teaching reading across the grade bands. Field Experience is required for the course.

Credits

3

Prerequisite

ED 301, ED 302, ER 325, and SE 301