EDUCATION 472-4 

DESIGNS FOR LEARNING : ENGLISH AND LANGUAGE ARTS (ELEM) 

INTERSESSION 198 

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INSTRUCTOR Jean Warburton 

MONDAYS & WEDNESDAYS, 

5:30-9:20

LOCATION:

7504

OBJECTIVES: 

This course is designed for beginning and practising teachers 

who wish to examine -fundamental principles underlying 

the

language 

arts curriculum, and explore means of selecting and developing 

materials, strategies and techniques to create a rich learning 

environment far their students. 

The course will contain theoretical and practical components, 

and students will be expected to:- 

- demonstrate an understanding of child development and curriculum 

goals in designing appropriate learning activtes. 

- examine various methods and strategies 7cr developing the 

communication skills of reading, wrtng listening and speaking 

- clarify a personal philosophy of lanquag. 

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TOPICS WILL INCLUDE:- 

- child development and the •quisition of language 

the language •r-ts curriculum; planning 

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and evaluating student 

learning 

- reading instruction, comprehension, vocabulary development 

- the writing process- personal, literary and public writing; 

spelling, language conventions 

- aural-oral language - drama 

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use of audio-visual resources 

- children's literature, story telling 

- resources and materials- current 

texts,

films, records, computer 

software 

- developing thinking skills and creativity 

REQU I PEIIENTS

attendance and participation in all aspects of the course 

- completion of:- assigned readings 

projects 

short writtn assignments 

TEXT (recommended) 

Carol Fisher, Ann Terry, Children's Language and the LanLage Arts 

(2nd. ed.) McGraw Hill, 193 