• Great Basin College -1500 College
Ave., Elko, NV 89801
• Instructor: Teresa Stauffer
• Meets: Mondays 4-6:45
Syllabus EDRL
443 Literacy II
CONTACT
INFORMATION
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OFFICE: DCIT 260
phone: 775-753-2359
cell: 989-619-4207
email: teresa.stauffer@gbcnv.edu
Office Hours: M:12-3, T:10-12
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General
Information
GBC Handbook
Guidelines
Attendance is expected
Late work is unacceptable
This course requires group work
Grading policy:
• 90-100 A
• 80-89 B
• 70-79 C
• 60-69 D
• 59 and below F
• Written work except assessments can be turned in at
least 24 hour early for formative comments
•The handbook rules will be followed unless arrangements with the instructor
involving schedule of assignments or attendance is made in advance
•Plagerism is unacceptable and all plagerized work will be assesed as cheating
•APA format for written essay assignments is manditory
•Lessons taught in a practicum setting is expected and must be secured in a timely
manner
•No questoin is too small, no comment too time consuming. Please ask, seek help.
NEED HELP?
MATERIALS AND BOOKS
Suggested: Vacca & Vacca,
(2015). Reading & Learning to
Read, Pearson. ***will be
available in the bookstore.
Suggested: Eide, (2011).
uncovering the Logic of English:
A common sense solustion to
America's Literacy Crisis,
PediaLearning.
Course Description: Designed to help pre-service elementary teachers understand
and apply current research and best practices in teaching reading, writing, listening
and speaking from a holistic, integrated perspective. The course emphasizes the
relationship between literacy, language arts, and other curricular areas, as well as
teaching methods and strategies specifically related to language arts. Content area
reading, selection and use of appropriate materials, resources, and technologies will
be addressed. Prerequisite: Must have been admitted into the Teacher Education
Program and be taking EDEL 315.
Learner Outcome
INTASC Standard
Assessment
Students will
demonstrate
understanding of Mentor
texts in a book club
setting by creating
strategy lessons
Standard 1(d,e,f,g)
Standard 2 (c,d)
Standard 3 (b,d,i,j)
Standard 4 (d,f,h,m,o,p)
Standard 8
Students will
demonstrate
understanding of
planning and managing
the workshop approach
to reading instruction by
Standard 1 (d,e,f,g)
Standard 2 (c,d)
Standard 3 (b,d,i,j)
Standard 4 (d,f,h,m,o,p)
Each week design mentor
text strategy-mini lesson
to share for book club
format – students will
share these and create a
usable anthology of
strategies for the mentor
texts.
With the creation of each
strategy mini-lesson for
book clubs, the planning
and explanation of center
activities will also be
listed.
planning strategies for
book clubs and centers.
Students will engage in
the writing process to
gain content knowledge
of the traits of writing
and several model of
instruction for writing by
completing writing
samples, and an
assessment.
Students will
demonstrate an
understanding of the
Writer’s Workshop
approach at a variety of
grade levels by planning.
Standard 1 (b,f,i)
Standard 7
Artifact for Portfoliorequired
Students will create
writing samples for the
models of teaching
writing.
A mid-term test over the
content of the processes
shared will be given.
Standard 1
Standard 3
Standard 6
Standard 7
Standard 8
Students will design a
plan that includes the
Writer’s workshop model
for writing instruction.
Students will
demonstrate an
understanding of the
instruction of grammar
conventions though the
use of notebooks.
Standard 6
Standard 8
Students will use
notebooks as a strategy
for instruction with
grammar and formative
assessment.
Students will
demonstrate an
understanding of ways
that technology is
integrated in reading and
writing instruction.
Standard 4
Standard 7
Standard 8
Students will engage in
collaborative colleague
planning by sharing
instructional strategies in
the book club format.
Students will
demonstrate
understanding in
integrating content areas
in unit construction by
Standard 9
Students will include
technology in strategies
used in planning for
writing instruction,
grammar instruction, and
book clubs (reading
instruction)
Students will share
strategies to create
usable anthologies of
ideas.
Standard 4
Standard 5
Standard 7
Standard 8
Students will create a
integrated unit which will
include reading and
writing workshops, social
studies, math, and science
creating an integrated
unit.
in content using a mentor
text. This will be the final
assessment.
There will be periodic reading and writing assignments that will directly relate to
classroom teaching in today’s schools. The strategy assignments due on a weekly
basis are required and must be created in a way that can be digitally shared with the
other students of the course.
Since you will be sharing your strategies with the other students of the class, be sure
to be conscientious to attend every class period. Each class period will begin with
the reading club format and will follow with the informational, interactive lecture
format. The class will be lecture captured for your study purposes and review.
IMPORTANT NOTICE: ALL ASSIGNMENTS WILL BE DUE AS STATED IN THE
MODULES. OTHER NOTICES, COMPUTER GLITCHES, OR CHANGES BY THE
INSTRUCTOR ARE ONLY VALID IF THEY APPEAR IN THE MODULES.