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EDUCATION 342-3

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CONTEMPORARY APPROACHES TO LITERACY INSTRUCTION

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(Cat. #18229)

Summer Session, 1993

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Instructor: Carmen Rodriguez

(June 28 - August 6)

Monday/Wednesday, 1:00 - 3:50 p.m.

Location: MPX 7504

PREREQUISITE:

EDUC 341

OBJECTIVES:

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to reflect on the literacy theory studied in Education 341 and-on its application to the

field of literacy instruction

- to arrive at an historical understanding of the development of different approaches

to adult literacy instruction

- to survey current approaches to literacy instruction

- to arrive at a critical understanding of some adult literacy programs in the Lower

Mainland

COURSE TOPICS:

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the literacy/illiteracy issue: review of the theory/application to literacy instruction

- the purposes of literacy instruction, the role of the literacy instructor

- the adult literacy learner

- an historical overview of literacy instruction: the "bottom-up" approach, language

experience, whole language, Freirian education

- the theory behind the practice what is understood by reading and writing?

- literacy programs in Canada, the U.S., Great Britain and the Third World

- literacy programs in British Columbia, with particular emphasis on the Lower

Mainland

REQUIRED TEXTS:

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Joyce Cameron. A Guide for Tutoring Adult Literac

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Students

- Adult Basic Literacy Curriculum Guide and Resource Book

- Audrey Thomas. Exemplary Adult Literac

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Programs and Innovative Practices

in Canada

- Katherine Kennedy and Stephanie Roeder. Using Language Experience with

Adults: A Guide for Teachers

- Paula Davies and Ann McQuaid. Whole Language and Adult Literacy

Instruction.

Other reauired texts:

- Carmen Rodriguez and Don Sawyer. Native Literac y

Research Report

In addition, the instructor will provide a package of required readings and a list of

recommended texts.

COURSE REQUIREMENTS:

Student evaluation will be based on completion of a mid-term take-home exam (30%), group

presentations (30%), a final paper (30%) and class participation (10%)

NOTE: This course will begin January

16.

An extra class will be arranged among the

participants.

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EDUCATION 342-3

LITERACY INSTRUCTION

The focus of this course is adult literacy, understood as the basic ability to

read and write. The course is organized around four discrete units: (1) a general

introduction to adult literacy education; (2) models of adult literacy instruction in

developing societies; (3) models of adult literacy instruction in developed societies;

and (4) the practicum proposal: the selection, justification and preparation to

implement, in a particular practical context one model of adult literacy

instruction. This course is required for the Certificate in Literacy Instruction.

Students intending to take this course must have access to a computer with

modem. Instruction for accessing S.F.U.'s UNIX system is included in your

course materials.

PREREQUTS1TE: Co-requisite - Educ 341.

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Adult Basic Literacy Curriculum Guide and Resource Book.

Victoria, B. C:

Ministry of Advanced Education and Job Training, 1987.

Calamai, Peter.

Broken Words.

Southam Press, 1988.

Cameron, Joyce. A Guide for Tutoring Adult Literacy Students.

Victoria,

B.C: Ministry of Advanced Education and Job Training, 1988.

Davies, Pauls, & Mcquaid, A. Whole Language and Adult Literacy

Instruction.

College of New Caledonia. 1990.

Kennedy, K. & Roeder, S. Using Language Experience With Adults.

New

Readers Press. 1975.

Rodriguez, C. & Sawyer, D.

Native Literacy Research Report.

Native Adult

Resource Centre. 1990.

Thomas, Audrey.

Adult Literacy Volunteer Tutor Program Evaluation Kit.

Victoria, B.C.: Ministry of Advanced Education and Job Training, 1989.

Thomas, Audrey.

Exemplary Adult Literacy Programs and Innovative

Practices in Canada.

Victoria, B.C: Ministry of Advanced Education and

Job Training, 1989.

COURSE REQUIREMENTS:

Four assignments and two journal submissions.

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