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2.00 Credits
An exploration of drama structure, teaching in role, and strategies for questioning and discovering meaning through drama. Demonstration of role playing and other dramatic strategies as heuristics for writing. Experience in accessing long-term memory and focusing attention on elemental tasks long enough for the ritual of the work to take on a rhythmic and archetypal meaning. Insights from this experience then are captured in words and presented in a formal theatrical setting and finally published as a book. 2 semester hours
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12.00 Credits
This course is designed to provide an in-depth study of multicultural literature, K-12. For the purpose of this course, multicultural literature is defined as literature by and about people of ethnic and racial diversity. Guidelines for selecting and evaluating culturally authentic literature will be an essential component of this course. Emphasis is placed on fostering understanding of various population groups of our society through discussion that stems from quality multicultural children's books. Prerequisites: RLL520 or equivalent entry-level Children's Literature course. 2 semester hours
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2.00 Credits
Survey and critical appraisal of programs, practices, and trends in the teaching of language art: reading, oral and written expression, listening, spelling, and handwriting. For certified teachers only. 2 semester hours
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2.00 Credits
This course is an introduction to literacy development in the classroom through the integration of reading, writing, speaking, and listening. Teachers will examine the integrated approaches to literacy instruction and be introduced to theories and research that support such approaches. This course will emphasize specific classroom strategies for implementing language arts instruction, selection of materials, management of the process, and ways to evaluate student literacy acquisition. 2 semester hours
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2.00 Credits
This course focuses on the relationship between language acquisition research and the teaching of literacy. Various dimensions of linguistics will be introduced including: language development, communication competence, cognition and learning and structure and history. 2 semester hours
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2.00 Credits
This is an advanced course designed to explore the relationships between reading and writing. The similarities and differences in reading and writing will be examined through the inquiry cycle, literature discussions and writing workshop. Current instructional suggestions for integrating reading and writing across the curriculum will be examined and evaluated. Prerequisite: RLL532 and/or a course in reading or a course in writing. 2 semester hours
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3.00 Credits
and Language Arts: Alternate Certification 3 semester hours
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2.00 Credits
Students in this course will explore the ways in which computers and other technologies support and enhance literacy programs. Computer work will include new word processing programs, CD-ROMs, multimedia, and an overview of available software for both writing and reading development. Prerequisites: course work in writing or reading, and beginning word processing skills, or consent of instructor. 2 semester hours
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2.00 Credits
This course is intended only for non-certified teachers working in elementary schools who are seeking a Type 03 certificate in Illinois in conjunction with ESL/Bilingual Approval. It addresses pedagogy and recent developments in theory, curriculum, methods, and materials for literacy instruction with a focus on reading and language arts. It is designed to help student-practitioners reflect on their current practices and further develop knowledge, skills, and dispositions that support their students' learning (K-9). The student-practitioners will be mentored by experienced, certified teachers and elementary education university supervisors. Prerequisites: CIL500, EPS500, CIC504, ELE533, and be concurrently enrolled in ELE534. 2 semester hours
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3.00 Credits
A practicum in the instruction procedures used in Reading Recovery: The instructional framework, and underlying rationale. This course focuses on introducing the basic procedures. Prerequisite: Consent of the instructor. 3 semester hours each
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