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Important: For the most up-to-date information, refer to the official George Mason Course Catalog

General Information

Credits: 3

Description:

Examines language and literacy processes of adolescent learners. Builds understanding of reading, writing, listening, speaking, viewing, and visually representing in content areas. Evaluates disciplinary instructional strategies to support students’ development of academic language and comprehension, including adaptations for diverse learners’ needs. Fosters an awareness of the role of multiple texts and independent reading in adolescent learners’ literacy practices. Offered by School of Education. May not be repeated for credit.
Registration Restrictions:

Required Prerequisites: ((SEED 566B, 567B, 569B, 572B or 573B) and (SEED 667*B, 669*B, 672*B or 673*B)).
* May be taken concurrently.
B Requires minimum grade of B.

Enrollment limited to students with a class of Advanced to Candidacy, Graduate, Junior Plus, Non-Degree or Senior Plus.

Enrollment is limited to Graduate, Non-Degree or Undergraduate level students.

Students in a Non-Degree Undergraduate degree may not enroll.

Schedule Type: Lecture
Grading:
This course is graded on the Graduate Regular scale.

Current Sections

  • Spring 2025, Section: 6L1, CRN 20426, Format: Online, Instructor: Tom Opfer
  • Spring 2025, Section: DL1, CRN 18714, Format: Online, Instructor: Tom Opfer
  • Spring 2025, Section: DL2, CRN 18715, Format: Online, Instructor: Tom Opfer
  • Spring 2025, Section: DL3, CRN 18716, Format: Online, Instructor: Tom Opfer

Upcoming Sections

  • Summer 2025, Section: 001*, CRN 42055, Format: Online, Instructor: Tom Opfer
  • Summer 2025, Section: 6L1*, CRN 42565, Format: Online, Instructor: Tom Opfer
  • Fall 2025, Section: 6L1*, CRN 80807, Format: Online, Instructor: Jennifer Drake Patrick
  • Fall 2025, Section: DL1*, CRN 77707, Format: Online, Instructor: Jennifer Drake Patrick

*These sections are available to non-degree seeking students as well. To take courses without applying to a degree program, you'll need to submit an application as a non-degree seeking student. If you're interested in applying a course to a degree in the future, set up a call with an admissions counselor. All courses available in Summer 2020 will be offered online.

Prior Sections (partial list)
  • Fall 2024, Section: 6L1, CRN 84052, Format: Online, Instructor: Tom Opfer
  • Fall 2024, Section: DL1, CRN 80852, Format: Online, Instructor: Tom Opfer
  • Summer 2024, Section: 001, CRN 41356, Format: Online, Instructor: Tom Opfer
  • Summer 2024, Section: 6L1, CRN 43536, Format: Online, Instructor: Tom Opfer
  • Spring 2024, Section: 6L1, CRN 23266, Format: Online, Instructor: Tom Opfer
  • Spring 2024, Section: DL1, CRN 14212, Format: Online, Instructor: Tom Opfer
  • Spring 2024, Section: DL2, CRN 13588, Format: Online, Instructor: Tom Opfer
  • Spring 2024, Section: DL3, CRN 10843, Format: Online, Instructor: Tom Opfer
  • Fall 2023, Section: 6L1, CRN 84324, Format: Online, Instructor: Jennifer Drake Patrick
  • Fall 2023, Section: DL1, CRN 84812, Format: Online, Instructor: Tom Opfer
  • Fall 2023, Section: DL2, CRN 74058, Format: Online, Instructor: Jennifer Drake Patrick
  • Summer 2023, Section: 001, CRN 42010, Format: Online, Instructor: Tom Opfer
  • Summer 2023, Section: 6L1, CRN 43664, Format: Online, Instructor: Tom Opfer
  • Spring 2023, Section: 6L1, CRN 23484, Format: Online, Instructor: Tom Opfer
  • Spring 2023, Section: DL1, CRN 15320, Format: Online, Instructor: Tom Opfer
  • Spring 2023, Section: DL2, CRN 14411, Format: Online, Instructor: Jennifer Drake Patrick
  • Spring 2023, Section: DL3, CRN 11114, Format: Online, Instructor: Tom Opfer
  • Fall 2022, Section: DL2, CRN 75257, Format: Online, Instructor: Tom Opfer
  • Summer 2022, Section: 001, CRN 43349, Format: Online, Instructor: Tom Opfer
  • Spring 2022, Section: DL1, CRN 17324, Format: Online, Instructor: Jennifer Drake Patrick
  • Spring 2022, Section: DL2, CRN 15825, Format: Online, Instructor: Tom Opfer
  • Spring 2022, Section: DL3, CRN 11528, Format: Online, Instructor: Tom Opfer
  • Fall 2021, Section: DL1, CRN 79263, Format: Online, Instructor: Tom Opfer
  • Fall 2021, Section: DL3, CRN 78732, Format: Online, Instructor: Jennifer Drake Patrick
  • Spring 2021, Section: DL1, CRN 20846, Format: Online, Instructor: Jennifer Drake Patrick
  • Spring 2021, Section: DL2, CRN 17818, Format: Online, Instructor: Tom Opfer
  • Spring 2021, Section: DL3, CRN 11919, Format: Online, Instructor: Tom Opfer
  • Fall 2020, Section: DL1, CRN 82222, Format: Online, Instructor: Tom Opfer
  • Fall 2020, Section: DL2, CRN 82223, Format: Online, Instructor: Amy Hutchison
  • Fall 2020, Section: DL3, CRN 81657, Format: Online, Instructor: Jennifer Drake Patrick
  • Spring 2020, Section: 002, CRN 20356, Format: Face-to-Face, Instructor: Lesley King
  • Spring 2020, Section: 003, CRN 12304, Format: Face-to-Face, Instructor: Tom Opfer
  • Spring 2019, Section: 001, CRN 12812, Format: Face-to-Face, Instructor: Jennifer Drake Patrick
  • Spring 2019, Section: 003, CRN 12821, Format: Face-to-Face, Instructor: Susan Groundwater
  • Fall 2018, Section: 001, CRN 72548, Format: Face-to-Face, Instructor: Jennifer Drake Patrick
  • Fall 2018, Section: 002, CRN 78159, Format: Face-to-Face, Instructor: Amy Hutchison
  • Spring 2018, Section: 001, CRN 13466, Format: Face-to-Face, Instructor: Amy Hutchison
  • Spring 2018, Section: 002, CRN 21004, Format: Face-to-Face, Instructor: Amber Jensen
  • Spring 2018, Section: 003, CRN 13481, Format: Face-to-Face, Instructor: Amy Hutchison
  • Fall 2017, Section: 001, CRN 72938, Instructor: Amy Hutchison
  • Fall 2017, Section: 002, CRN 81301, Instructor: Amy Hutchison
  • Spring 2017, Section: 001, CRN 15795, Instructor: Amy Hutchison
  • Spring 2017, Section: 002, CRN 17797, Instructor: Lesley King
  • Spring 2017, Section: 003, CRN 15838, Instructor: Amy Hutchison
  • Fall 2016, Section: 001, CRN 73508, Instructor: Michael Richardson
  • Spring 2016, Section: 004, CRN 21457, Instructor: Jennifer Drake Patrick
  • Spring 2016, Section: DL1, CRN 21455, Format: Hybrid, Instructor: Lesley King
  • Spring 2016, Section: DL2, CRN 21456, Format: Hybrid, Instructor: Jennifer Drake Patrick
  • Spring 2016, Section: DL3, CRN 21519, Format: Online, Instructor: Jennifer Drake Patrick
  • Fall 2015, Section: 002, CRN 74274, Instructor: Erin Ramirez
  • Fall 2015, Section: 004, CRN 82502, Format: Hybrid, Instructor: Jennifer Drake Patrick
  • Fall 2015, Section: 005, CRN 82503, Format: Hybrid, Instructor: Jennifer Drake Patrick
  • Spring 2015, Section: 001, CRN 10491, Instructor: Jennifer Drake Patrick
  • Spring 2015, Section: 002, CRN 10492, Instructor: Jennifer Drake Patrick
  • Spring 2015, Section: 003, CRN 14636, Instructor: Janet Schiavone
  • Fall 2014, Section: 001, CRN 72058, Instructor: Michelle Ohanian
  • Fall 2014, Section: 003, CRN 75846, Instructor: Jennifer Drake Patrick
  • Fall 2014, Section: 005, CRN 81654, Instructor: Erin Ramirez
  • Spring 2014, Section: 001, CRN 10563, Instructor: Jennifer Drake Patrick
  • Spring 2014, Section: 002, CRN 10564, Instructor: Jennifer Drake Patrick
  • Spring 2014, Section: 003, CRN 17339, Instructor: Leila Richey
  • Spring 2014, Section: 004, CRN 17340, Instructor: Michelle Ohanian
  • Fall 2013, Section: 001, CRN 72262, Instructor: Jennifer Drake Patrick
  • Fall 2013, Section: 002, CRN 75045, Instructor: Jennifer Drake Patrick
  • Fall 2013, Section: 003, CRN 80763, Instructor: Kimberly Kopfman
  • Spring 2013, Section: 001, CRN 10642, Instructor: Jennifer Drake Patrick
  • Spring 2013, Section: 002, CRN 10643, Instructor: Jennifer Drake Patrick
  • Fall 2012, Section: 001, CRN 72561, Instructor: Jennifer Drake Patrick
  • Fall 2012, Section: 002, CRN 79499, Instructor: Judith Fontana
  • Spring 2012, Section: 001, CRN 10704, Instructor: Judith Fontana
  • Spring 2012, Section: 002, CRN 10705, Instructor: Courtney Gaskins
  • Fall 2011, Section: 001, CRN 73023, Instructor: Courtney Gaskins
  • Fall 2011, Section: 002, CRN 74768, Instructor: Mary Jane Boynton
  • Summer 2011, Section: X03, CRN 41902, Instructor: Judith Fontana
  • Spring 2011, Section: 001, CRN 10836, Instructor: Debby Deal
  • Spring 2011, Section: 002, CRN 10837, Instructor: Courtney Gaskins
  • Spring 2011, Section: 003, CRN 14373, Instructor: Judith Fontana
  • Fall 2010, Section: 002, CRN 74044, Instructor: Courtney Gaskins
  • Fall 2010, Section: 003, CRN 79614, Instructor: Debby Deal
  • Summer 2010, Section: X01, CRN 42055, Instructor: Judith Fontana
  • Spring 2010, Section: 001, CRN 11244, Instructor: Courtney Gaskins
  • Spring 2010, Section: 002, CRN 11245, Instructor: Debby Deal
  • Spring 2010, Section: 003, CRN 19603, Instructor: Judith Fontana
  • Fall 2009, Section: 001, CRN 74379, Instructor: Courtney Gaskins
  • Fall 2009, Section: 002, CRN 74381, Instructor: Debby Deal