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Semester

96-2

Session: Summer Session

EDUC 342 - 3 Contemporary Approaches to Literacy

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Instruction

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Office:

MPX 7615?

Tel: 3063

Section D1.00

Scheduled Final Exam

YIN:

y

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Enrollment:

35

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Fax:

291-3203

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E-mail:

PREREQUISITE

Corequisite: Educ 341

COURSE DESCRIPTION

• Literacy: review of the theory/applications to literacy instruction

• The purposes of literacy instruction and the role of the instructor

• The literacy learner

• A historical overview of approaches: "bottom up" approaches, language experience, whole language,

Freirian education

• Linguistic varieties: implications for literacy instruction

• The theory behind the practice: what is understood by reading and writing?

• Setting goals, planning lessons, assessing progress

• Literacy programs in Canada and other parts of the world

OBJECTIVES

OBJECTIVES

REQUIREMENTS

READINGS

ISBN ?

Author

Publisher

Title

REQ

REC

0-7718-8698-5

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Cameron,

Joyce

BC Ministry of'

Advanced Education

A Guide for Tutoring Adult Literacy

Students

and Job Training

0-7726-0689-7

BC Ministry of

Adult Basic Literacy Curriculum

Advanced Education

Guide and Resource Book

and Job Training

0-7718-8865-1 ?

Thomas, Audrey

Advanced

BC Ministry

Education

of

Exemplary

Programs and

Adult

Innovative

Literacy

Iji

and Job Traininq

Practices in Canada

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Social Insurance No.:

I

Instructor:

C Rodriguez & M . Ling

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0-88336-556-1

Kennedy, K & Roeder, S.

New Readers Press

Adults:

Using Language

A Guide for

Experience

Teachers

with

I l

l H

0-7718-9056-7

Davies, P. & McQuaid, A.

College of New

Whole Language and Adult

Caledonia

Literacy Instruction

0-7718-9116-4

Fundamental Level English

Theme-Units

0-7718-8994-1

Rodriguez,

D.

C & Sawyer,

Centre

Native Adult Resource

Native Literacy Research Report

J

0-7718-9423-6

Rodriguez, Carmen

Community-Based

Educating Change:

Elil

Student-Centred Literacy

•I.

Folum -

Book Order Comments

ALL OF THE TEXTS CAN BE ORDERED FROM THE

OPEN LEARNING AGENCY

(TEL: 431-3000, MARKETING DEPARTMENT)

*** 8 ADDITIONAL COPIES OF EACH

TEXTBOOK NEED STO BE ORDERED