LIT 503 - Applying Brain Research to Literacy Development and Instruction

Credits: 3

This course will provide an understanding of the theory and content of brain research and anatomy, including the general principles of brain development and the structural and functional organizing principles of the brain. Students will also become familiar with the most important brain functions for literacy acquisition, as well as an understanding of how a disruption in these fundamental neural circuits contributes to impairment in reading. In addition, students will become knowledgeable about the applications of brain research to instruction and the development of educational policy.