Education 472-4
Designs for Learning: English & Language Arts?
(Elementary)
Regular Semester, 1986
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Instructor: Beverly Terry
Mondays., 8:30 - 12:20 ?
Location: MPX 7600
OBJECTIVES:
This course will provide an opportunity for the student
teacher/teacher to:
- examine prevalent approaches to Language Arts teaching
- explore planning, classroom practices and evaluation ideas
in each topic area
- develop strategies and materials for classroom use in
reading, writing and oral language development
- consider Language Arts as an interactive process of
developing thought and language
OUTLINE OF TOPICS:
1..
Thought and language/image and ward
2.. Learning to read: approaches, materialsq children's
literature
3..
Learning to write: writing process, conventions
(spelling, punctuation, usage)
4..
Effective oral communication: listening and speaking,
group discussion
5..
Expressive use of language: drama, storytelling,
poetry, films
REQUIREMENTS:
- attend and participate
- complete assigned readings in each topic area
- complete a written assignment for each topic area
- prepare examples of classroom activities in each topic
area
ELIGIBILITY: Education 401/402
RECOMMENDED TEXT:
Readings will be on reserve in the library or provided as
handouts..