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SIMON FRASER UNIVERSITY

EDUCATION 472-4

DESIGNS FOR LEARNING: LANGUAGE ARTS (ELEMENTARY)

Intersession, 1991

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Instructor: ?

Harold Derksen

(May 6—June 14)

Tuesday & Thursday

5:30 - 9:20 p.m.

Location: Milner Education Centre

Langley

PREREQUISITE:

Educ 401/402, or equivalent.

OBJECTIVES

This course will examine the theoretical background for the various components of a

language arts program and its practical application to a current language arts curriculum.

Students will present theoretical issues, develop practical applications, and participate in the

process of reading, writing, speaking and listening.

OUTLINE

What is Language Arts Teaching?

Language Acquisition - Demystifying Literacy

What is Writing?

Reading/Writing Connections

What is Reading?

Integrated Language Arts

Assessment/Evaluation

Teaching as Story Telling

Responses to Literature

Computers in the Language Arts

Language Arts & Project 2000

COURSE REQUIREMENTS

Individual

1.

Learning log

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10%

2.

Read aloud story (1)

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10%

3.

Oral presentation (1)

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10%

4.

Review of articles (2)

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20%

Class assignments

1.

Language Arts plans

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15%

2.

Position paper

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15%

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Examination ?

20%

REQUIRED TEXTS

Hansen, J. (1987).

When writers read.

Portsmouth, N.H.: Heinemann.

Egan, K. (1986). Teaching as story telling: An alternative approach to teaching and

curriculum in the elementary school.

Ontario, Canada: Althouse Press.

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Schwartz, S.,& Pollishuke, M. (1990).

Creating a child—centred classroom.

Toronto,

Canada: Irwin.