EDUC 638 - Reading and Language Arts

Institution:

Massachusetts College of Liberal Arts

Subject:

Education

Description:

Emphasizes an integrated, constructivist approach to teaching the language arts based on cognitive, psycholinguistic, and sociolinquistic theories about how children learn language. Teaching strategies are introduced that help chlidren learn to communicate effectively using listening, talking, reading, and writing. Organizational patterns of instruction that emphasize literature, theme cycles, and workshop approaches are explored. To be taken concurrently with EDUC 639 Prereq: Department Approval; Earned Bachelors Degree; EDUC 702

Credits:

3.00

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Instructional Type:

Lecture

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Institution Website:

www.mcla.edu

Phone Number:

(413) 662-5000

Regional Accreditation:

New England Association of Schools and Colleges

Calendar System:

Semester

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