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SIMON FRASER UNIVERSITY
EDUCATION 488-4
SPECIAL TOPICS: KINDERGARTEN
(E1.00)
Spring Semester, 1992
Instructor: D. Melanie Zola
(January 6 - April 3)
Phone:
731-1131
Wednesday, 4:30-8:20 p.m.
Location: MPX 7600B
PREREQUISITES:
Educ. 401/402
COURSE DESCRIPTION
The course will introduce you to a survey of principles and practices of school programs for
the early years - specifically for the first two years of the Primary Program
(Kindergarten and Year One) in British Columbia.
The course will focus on such topics as:
• selected aspects of child growth and development as they relate to, and hold
implication for, school programs in the initial years;
• goals and objectives of the Early Primary (Kindergarten/Year One);
• creating learning environments and selecting, organizing, and implementing
instructional strategies, materials and content;
• appraising pupil learning, assessing teaching performance, and evaluation
education programs.
The course will comprise a broad range of experiences (lectures, workshops, seminars,
discussion groups, etc.) organized in such a way as to model a student-centered approach
and to maximize individualization of learning.
COURSE REQUIREMENTS
Attendance and participation in all parts of the program.
Completion of readings, completion of various follow-up assignments, and an exam.
Demonstration of competency in fulfillment of selected assignments.
REQUIRED TEXTS
Board of Education. (1983).
Look! Hear! Developing Programs for Primary Children
Based on Observation of Learning Needs.
The Board of Education for the City of
North York. ISBN 1-55000-002-0.
Jaggar, A., & Smith-Burke, M.T. (1985).
Observing the Language Learner.
Newark,
Del.: IRA & NCTE.
Ministry of Education. (1990).
Primary Program Foundation Document.
Province of
British Columbia. CG0279
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Ministry of Education. (1990).
Primary Program Resource Documents.
Province of
British Columbia. RB0008.
Wasserman, Selma. (1988).
Put Some Thinking In Your Classroom.
Simon Fraser
University, B.C.
Yardley, Alice. (1989).
Young Children Thinking.
Oakville, Ontario: Rubicon
Publishing. ISBN 0-921156-04-9 - ISBN 0-921156-06-5 (set).
Ministry of Education. (1991).
Supporting Learning. Understanding and Assessing the
Progress of Children in the Primary Program. A Resource for Parents and
Teachers.
Province of British Columbia. RBOO18.
Schwartz, Susan, & Pollishuke, Mindy. (1990).
Creating the Child-centred Classroom.
Toronto, Ont.: Irwin Publishing. ISBN 0-7725-1722-3.
Wasserman, Selma. (1990).
Serious Players in the Primary Classroom. Empowering
Children Through Active Learning Experiences.
New York and London:
Teachers College, Columbia University. ISBN 0-8077-3030-0
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