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Course Number: Education
164-1
Course Name: Early Childhood Education
Semester: Summer,
1976
Course Description
Direct instruction procedures based on the Distar curriculum for the
initial teaching of reading, language and arithmetic in kindergarten and
the primary grades.
Dates
Jean Osborn (first three weeks)
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July 5-August 13
Doug Carnine (second three weeks)
Topics
Presentation techniques.
Days
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Times
Thursday 8:30-10:20
Wednesday 8:30-11:20
& Friday
Strategies for teaching discriminations, naming, problem solving, and
rule application.
Analyzing tasks from Distar and other published programs.
Sequencing tasks for instruction.
Required Readings
Engelmann, S. & Osborn, J. Distar Language Level I. Chicago: Science
Research Associates,
1976.
Engelmann, S. & Carnine, D. Distar Arithmetic I. Chicago: Science
Research Associates,
1975.
Engelmann, S. & Bruner, E. Distar Reading Level I. Chicago: Science
Research Associates,
1971t.
Additional readings will be handed out in class.
Requirements
1. Format: lecture, discussions, and simulated teaching.
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Grading: three quizzes (one covering each subject area), analysis
of samples from published programs, simulated teaching performance, and
diagnostic-prescriptive test write-up.
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Daily preparation:
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: Answer study questions and rehearse teaching
simulations.