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EDUC. 472-4 DESIGNS FOR LEARNING: LANGUAGE ARTS

(ELEMENTARY)

INTERSESSION 1981

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INSTRUCTOR: David Booth

Monday Wednesday, 4:30 - 8:20

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LOCATION: Campus

This course is offered to students and practicing teachers who wish to

explore that language communication-based approach to learning called the

Language Arts.

The course is designed to introduce you to planning for learning, creating

learning environments, and developing strategies, techniques, and materials

in the Language Arts in the elementary school.

The course will comprise a broad range of experiences organized in such a

way as to maximize individualization of learning.

Expressive Activities (4:30 p.m. - 5:30 p.m.) This part of the course will

begin with an interval during which you will participate in a variety of

experiences built around the reading of selected children's literature. You

will supplement this work by completion of a number of readings of your own

choice in the field of children's literature as it relates to your individual

teaching level and/or interests.

The next part of this course will provide you with, at various times and

as available, experiences in communication through the use of some of the many

forms of self-expression which encourage children to pursue language learnings

leading to and reinforcing listening, speaking, reading and writing:

Music, Song, and Movement

Developmental Drama

Communication Media including art,

calligraphy, photography, film,

puppetry, book making, play, etc.

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s (5:30 t.m. - variable) Through open-access learning centres, work-

shop presentations, and field experiences, this part of each session will

provide you with experiences in learning about the teaching of Language Arts•

with a specific focus on:

* the Language Arts

. defined and some overviews of Language Arts

programs examined;

* curriculum development with specific reference to the Language

Arts -- diagnosis of needs, setting of objectives, planning &

sequence, implementation, evaluation, integration of the

Language Arts program;

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* aural-oral aspects of the Language Arts -- some dimensions of

interaction; fostering & developing listening and speaking;

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reading -

instructional approaches, materials, and programs;

children's literature;

* writing - fostering and developing written expression; tools

& techniques; convention in writing (including spelling,

punctuation, etc.); grammar; usage.

* thinking: the fifth Language Art;

You will supplement this work by completion of directed readings prior

to and following upon each session, and by completion of a number of assignments

designed to demonstrate achievement of certain selected competencies.

Task Time and Seminars (variable - 8:30 p.m.) In this last segment of the

course you will have varying opportunity to complete some of your tasks through

small-group work. Also, seminars will be held through which you will be able

to ref ldct upon your learnings and to clarify your beliefs and ideas about

language arts.

Required Text:

James Moffett, Betty Jane Wagner, Student Centred Language Arts and Reading

K-13, Houghton-Mufflin, 2nd rev. edn. 1976.

A variety of additional texts will be recommended.

Requirements:

Attendance and participation in all parts of the course;

completion of readings practice task assignments; demonstration of achievement