Courses

A course presenting methods of promoting meaningful language and literacy skills in early childhood and elementary school programs. This course has a required field experience.

Deepening understanding of the materials and methods for teaching of P-6 language arts with emphasis on planning and implementing a writing program. Intensive field experience. Writing proficiency is required for a passing grade in this course. A student who does not write with the skill normally required of an upper-division student will not earn a passing grade, no matter how well the student performs in other areas of the course.

This course is designed for elementary and early childhood education majors interested in a P-6 teaching career. The purpose of the course is to establish a foundation of content and application relative to the teaching of language arts as it relates to the P-6 curriculum emphasizing reflective decision making and integrated teaching/learning strategies. Methodologies utilized will include discussion, lecture, field experiences, case studies, problem solving sessions, projects, and research.

Issues and approaches in teaching early childhood and elementary school language arts. Implications of research for instruction. Issues and approaches in teaching early childhood and elementary school language arts. Implications of research for instruction. Issues and approaches in teaching early childhood and elementary school language arts. Implications of research for instruction.

Course provides effective, research-based instruction for struggling readers, including basic literacy and adaptations to facilitate students’ access to the general education curriculum. Basic literacy content will be presented, including information about phonological awareness, word study and spelling, fluency, comprehension, and writing across content areas. (MULT) Prerequisites: SPED 2360 with a grade of "C" or better.

Course provides effective, research-based instruction for struggling readers, including basic literacy and adaptations to facilitate students’ access to the general education curriculum. Basic literacy content will be presented, including information about phonological awareness, word study and spelling, fluency, comprehension, and writing across content areas. (MULT).

The purpose of this course is to assist graduate students as they investigate and construct a deeper understanding of language and develop techniques to teach a new language and its background culture connected to the language. This class will help participants to develop instructional strategies and practical tools for integrating culture into a language acquisition classroom.

Assists the student in organizing materials and in developing methods of teaching language subjects in secondary schools

Etiology and characteristics associated with deficits in development are studied. Effects physical, social and emotional functioning are examined. Course content includes management skills, working with parents, paraprofessionals and related service personnel, required.

Learning disabilities are examined with emphasis on history, definition, causation and social skills as well as effective inclusive practices. Strategies for successful collaboration teachers are studied. Field experience required.