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EDUCATION

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DESIGNS FOR LEARNING: ENGLISH AND LANGUAGE ARTS

(Elementary)

Regular Semester, 1987

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Instructor: Sue Montabello

May 4 - July 31

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Phone:

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291-3787

Wednesday, 8:30 - 12:20

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This course is designed for beginning teachers who wish to explore a language communication-based

approach to learning, called the Language Arts. It is designed to introduce participants to planning for

learning, creating learning environments and developing strategies, techniques, and materials in the

Language Arts in the elementary school.

The principal objective of this course is to increase your understanding of the concepts, principles and

theory underpinning language learning; to give you opportunities to examine and reflect upon your beliefs

regarding learning and teaching the language arts; to enable you to reflect on your classroom experience

and plan ways in which you may test and try new ideas in the future; and, to assist you to develop a new

repertoire of methods and materials that will enhance language learning in the classroom.

The course will comprise a broad range of experiences: for example, lectures; workshops and

demonstrations; seminars; individualized tasks; small-group work.

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Some of the topics which may be explored, according to group interest and need, include:

* the Language Arts defined; establishing priorities in language arts curriculum; some overviews of

language arts programs;

* curriculum development, with specific reference to setting of objectives; planning and sequence;

implementation; evaluation; integration of the language arts program;

* child development and the acquistion of language

* aural-oral aspects of the language arts -- some dimensions of interaction; fostering and developing

listening and speaking

* reading - approaches, materials and programs

* writing - fostering and developing written expression; tools and techniques; convention in writing

(including spelling, punctuation, etc.) grammar, usage.

* children's literature and storytelling in the classroom

* Attendance and participation in

all

parts of the course

* Completion of assigned professional readings

* Completion of brief oral and/or written presentation assignments.

TEXTS:

REQUIRED:

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Betteiheim and Karen Zelan. 1981. On Learning to Read. Vintage.

*Lucy McCormich Calkins. 1986. The Art of Teaching Writing. Heinemann

RECOMMENDED:

*Jim Trelease.

1985.

The Read Aloud Handbook. Penguin.