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COURSE NUMBER: EDUC. 72-0
COURSE NAME : Desns For Learning: Language Arts
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Fall, 1976
CALENDAR DESCRIPTION:
Planning for learning; creating learning environments; developing teaching
strategies and materials.
COURSE INFORMATION:
Instructor
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Prof. Meguido Zola ?
September 7th ?
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:30 - 8:20
to December 3rd.
Range of Topics
The course is designed to introduce students and practising teachers to
planning for learning; creating learning environments, and developing
teaching strategies, techniques and materials in the teaching of language
arts in the elementary school. The following areas will be explored through
reading, workshops and seminars, and field activities:
A. Language growth and development in children.
B. Experiences in the classroom leading to language growth and development:
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listening ) including: movement and creative drama, informal talk,
2. speaking )
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group discussion etc.
3. reading ?
including: the use of literature
. writing ?
including: written language skills, writing proe and
poetry etc.
C. Teaching strategies (e.g. the open classroom, individualization, integration
with other areas of the curriculum, etc.); techniques (e.g. working with
large groups, small groups, individuals, experiences, study and skill
techniques, expressive activities, etc.) and materials.
D. Curriculum development - diagnosis, objective, planning, implementaion
and evaluation.
Required Reading:
Moffett, James - A Student-CentreddLanguage Arts Curricului Grades K-13 or Grades
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Logan, L.M. Logan, V. G. and Paterson, L. - Creative Communication: Teaching the
Language Arts,
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McGraw,—
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1 Ryerson, New York, 1972.
Raths, L. et al- Teaching for Thinking.
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Charles Merrill 196.
Veatch, J.
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- Reading in the Elementary School. Ronald Press, N.Y. 1966.
Way, Brian ?
- Development through Drama,
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Longuans.
Others as recommended.
Requirements: Attendance and participation in all parts of the course. Others as
required and/or recommended.