COURSE NUMBER: |
EDUC 306 |
COURSE TITLE: |
Elementary School Language Arts |
NAME OF INSTRUCTOR: |
Bernice Stieva |
CREDIT WEIGHT AND WEEKLY TIME DISTRIBUTION: |
credits 3(hrs lect 3 - hrs sem 1 - hrs lab 0) |
COURSE DESCRIPTION: |
The focus of this course is the language arts curriculum in elementary grades.
Topics include: language acquisition, the oral language base of reading and writing,
as well as theories, methods and materials related to the teaching of listening,
speaking, reading and writing. A weekly seminar period will be used to have students
engage in micro-teaching opportunities.
This course is open only to students in the B.Ed. (AD) program. |
REQUIRED TEXT: |
- Bainbridge, J. & Heydon, R. (2013).Constructing Meaning: Teaching the Language Arts, K‐8. Toronto, Ontario: Nelson Publishing.
- Lobel, Arnold (1971). Frog and Toad Together
- Alberta Elementary Language Arts Curriculum: Available at: http://education.alberta.ca/
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MARK DISTRIBUTION IN PERCENT: |
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Seminar Assignments & Participation | 20% |
Interactive Notebook | 30% |
Lesson Plans & Reflection | 25% | Final Exam | 25% |
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| 100% |
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COURSE OBJECTIVES: |
Students will
- develop a critical understanding of different approaches to teaching the elementary language arts.
- explore a Biblical view of children, language and learning.
- be presented with a language‐centered, Christian philosophical language arts framework.
- develop
their understandings of how children learn language and apply this
understanding to planning instruction in listening, speaking, reading
and writing.
- understand the knowledge, skills and attitudes required to teach the Alberta Language Arts curriculum.
- practice their language arts planning and teaching skills in peer teaching situations.
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COURSE OUTLINE: |
- Curators of Language
- dimensions of ELA
- defining literacy
- The Wide Literacy Landscape
- defining literacy & multi‐literacies
- literacy demands
- literacy & identity
- literacy across the curriculum
- Balanced Literacy
- Context of Language Learning Language Structures
- Language Acquisition and Development
- purpose & function of language
- Early & Emergent Literacy
- literacy rich environment
- Phonics & Phonemics & Phonology
- Reading, The Great Debate
- approaches, perspectives & pedagogies to support
- major components of reading instruction & assessment
- Phonics & Phonemics & Phonology
- Reading
- benchmarking
- fluency
- comprehension
- using context clues
- Word Work
- word identification
- vocabulary
- spelling & grammar
- Writing
- approaches, perspectives & pedagogies to support
- major components of writing instruction & assessment
- 6+1 Traits of Writing
- writing across the curriculum
- Junior High
- unique demands of junior high
- other literacies
- Struggling Readers & Writers
- English Language Learners
- Key Learnings in Teaching ELA
- Bringing all the strings together
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