KUTZTOWN UNIVERSITY
Department of Elementary Education
ELU 560 SEMINAR IN LANGUAGE ARTS INSTRUCTION,
COURSE DESCRIPTION
Recent trends in teaching the language arts in the elementary school. Modern materials and
techniques; review of research. Application to classroom facilitated.
3 s.h. 3 c.h.
OBJECTIVES
This course is designed to prepare the student to:
1.
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3.
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Understand the relationship of the integral parts of the language arts.
Understand the development of language.
Integrate language arts with the total curriculum.
Develop an understanding of current research.
Demonstrate a familiarity with current resources and materials for use in
a language arts program for a multicultural society.
Construct and evaluate materials used in a language arts program.
Assess the strengths and weaknesses of the language arts skills.
ASSESSMENTS
1. Performance assessments that include oral presentations, written papers, reading current
research, and evaluation of language arts programs.
2. Course projects that include integration of the language arts into the curriculum, resources
and materials for diverse learners, construction and evaluation of various language arts
materials.
3. Participation in classroom projects, presentations and discussions.
4. Quizzes and tests
COURSE OUTLINE
I.
Relationship of the integral parts of language arts.
A.
Listening
1.
Purposes of listening
2.
Type of listening
3.
Listening experiences
B.
Oral Language
1.
Purposes of oral language
2.
Dialects
3.
Languages of other cultures
C.
D.
E.
Reading
1.
Language experience approach
2.
Planning experience
Written Language
1.
Practical writing
2.
Personal writing
a.
spelling
b.
handwriting
c.
Haiku, Cinquain, Poetry
3.
Planning experiences
Critical Viewing
1.
Electronic media
2.
Print-based media
II.
Language is communication
A.
Development of language
B.
Piaget's contributions
C.
Relationship of child growth and development to language
D.
Factors affecting language development
E.
Drama, literature, the arts, movement
III.
Integrating language arts with the total curriculum
A.
Language arts as "skills" used across the curriculum
B.
Needs of children in a multicultural society
C.
Planning experiences
D.
Modes of instruction
IV.
Assessment of strengths and strategic needs related to language arts outcomes
A.
Evaluation of the skills
1.
Checklists
2.
Analyzing/Recording
3.
Observations
4.
Record Keeping
5.
Teaching Strategies
6.
Language Tests
B.
Measuring and Reporting Outcomes
1.
Continuous Progress
2.
Portfolio Assessment
V.
School and Community Partnerships
A.
Parents, friends and teachers supporting language arts development
B.
Extending Language Arts into the world and beyond the school
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