Education 472-4

Designs for Learning: English

and Language Arts (Elementary)

INTERSESSION 9 1986 ?

Instructor: Jean Warburton

Monday and Wednesdayq 1:00 - 4:50

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Location: MPX 8620

OBJECTIVES

This course is designed for beginning teachers who wish to examine

fundamental principles underlying the Language Arts curriculum

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and

explore means of selecting and developing materials

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strategies and

techniques to create a rich learning environment for 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 activities;

- examine various methods for developing the communication skills

reading, writing

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listening and speaking;

- clarify a personal statement of beliefs about Language Arts Educ.

- critically examine resources for motivating and/or teaching

language skills

TOPICS WILL INCLUDE:

- child development and the acquisition of language;

- the Language Arts curriculum - planning for and evaluating

student learning;

- reading instruction, comprehension, vocabulary development;

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

spelling and language conventions;

- aural-oral language - drama, use of audio-visual resources

- children's literature, story telling;

- resources and materials - texts

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films, records;

- the computer in the language arts classroom;

- developing thinking skills and creativity

REQUIREMENTS:

- attendance and participation in all aspects of the course;

- completion of: assigned readings 9

projects, short written

assignments