Designed as an introduction to comprehensive literacy education. Provides students the opportunity to explore the theory, research, and knowledge in the field of literacy, including teaching diverse learners and students for whom English is an additional language, with application through field experiences in schools and classrooms. This course should be taken in the first full semester in the MEd in Curriculum and Instruction with Literacy Studies Emphasis student's program. It must be completed before enrolling in LIST 5361 and LIST 5317.