EDUC545 - Reading and Writing in the Elementary School
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This course examines the methods and materials for teaching reading and writing in the elementary school classroom. It includes a review of the research and literature pertaining to the basic concepts underlying reading and writing methods; an introduction to emergent literacy in the elementary classroom, the psychological and linguistic factors that influence the reading and writing process; reading comprehension strategies, vocabulary development, phonemic awareness, and the use of technology in teaching reading and writing. The course also explores the relationship between reading and writing; strategies for developing listening and speaking skills; reading materials and methods for students with special needs; expository writing; integrating the language arts across all areas of the elementary school curriculum and the effect of current reading process theory on teaching practices.
Prerequisites
N/A
Corequisites
N/A
Schedule of Classes
| 09/26/11 - 02/26/12 |
03/05/12 - 06/24/12 |
Winter 2012 Session C - 16 Week session |
| 10/31/11 - 03/25/12 |
04/02/12 - 07/22/12 |
Spring 2012 Session A - 16 Week session |
| 11/28/11 - 04/29/12 |
05/07/12 - 08/26/12 |
Spring 2012 Session K - 16 Week session |
| 12/26/11 - 05/27/12 |
06/04/12 - 09/23/12 |
Spring 2012 Session C - 16 Week session |
| 01/30/12 - 06/24/12 |
07/02/12 - 10/21/12 |
Summer 2012 Session A - 16 Week session |
| 02/27/12 - 07/29/12 |
08/06/12 - 11/25/12 |
Summer 2012 Session K - 16 Week session |
| 03/26/12 - 08/26/12 |
09/03/12 - 12/23/12 |
Summer 2012 Session C - 16 Week session |
| 04/30/12 - 09/23/12 |
10/01/12 - 01/20/13 |
Fall 2012 Session A - 16 Week session |
| 05/28/12 - 10/28/12 |
11/05/12 - 02/24/13 |
Fall 2012 Session K - 16 Week session |
| 06/25/12 - 11/25/12 |
12/03/12 - 03/24/13 |
Fall 2012 Session C - 16 Week session |
Course Materials
| Book Title: |
Literature and Child - 7th ed
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| ISBN: |
0495602396
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| Publication Info: |
Wadsworth, Inc
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| Author: |
Galda, Lee
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| Unit Cost: |
$192.00
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| Book Title: |
Because Writing Matters : Improving Student Writing in Our Schools-Revised and Updated
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| ISBN: |
0787980676
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| Publication Info: |
Jossey-Bass, Inc.
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| Author: |
National Writing Project / Nagin, Carl
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| Unit Cost: |
$19.95
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| Book Title: |
Guided Reading : Good First Teaching for All Children
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| ISBN: |
0435088637
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| Publication Info: |
Heinemann
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| Author: |
Fountas, Irene C.
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| Unit Cost: |
$49.50
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| Book Title: |
Knowledge to Support Teaching of Read.
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| ISBN: |
078797465X
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| Publication Info: |
Jossey-Bass, Inc.
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| Author: |
Snow
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| Unit Cost: |
$38.00
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| Book Title: |
Language Arts : Learning and Teaching / With CD-ROM
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| ISBN: |
0534567460
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| Publication Info: |
Wadsworth, Inc
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| Author: |
Strickland, Dorothy S. / Galda, Lee / Cullinan, Bernice E
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| Unit Cost: |
$150.50
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