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  • 2.00 Credits

    This course is designed to prepare the classroom teacher to assess children's reading levels and provide instruction for the corrective and remedial reader using appropriate methods. Students are required to complete a clinical experience. Prerequisite: A grade of "C" or betterin ED 325. Spring semester.
  • 3.00 Credits

    Methods, materials, techniques, and strategies for teaching reading will be presented. The students will study word recognition, comprehension, and metacognition teaching strategies as well as emergent literacy. One-third of this course is devoted to public school classroom work which will be arranged and required for each student. Prerequisites: ED/PSY 229, concurrent enrollment in ED 323, and admission to the Department of Education: Health, Physical, and Teacher. Fall semester.
  • 3.00 Credits

    This course is designed to provide upper-grade teachers with the skills necessary to teach study skills and reading while teaching content area subjects. Curriculum development of listening, speaking, grammar, vocabulary, spelling, and writing will be addressed. Reading materials used in content area subjects will be analyzed in terms of readability, vocabulary, and skill development. The students will be required to develop lessons that provide cognitive subject matter as well as reading and language arts improvement. Prerequisite: A grade of "C" or betterin ED 309 or ED 325. Spring semester.
  • 3.00 Credits

    This course is designed to prepare the elementary teacher to incorporate music into the classroom setting. Students will learn the fundamentals of music, develop music skills, and survey music teaching methods. The course includes a study of musical concepts, repertoire of children's songs, and basic skills on classroom instruments. Students must provide their own guitar. Fall semester.
  • 2.00 Credits

    This course is an examination of selected concepts and generalizations of the social sciences that form the framework of contemporary social studies curricula in the secondary school. Students will be asked to develop a defensible rationale for making curricular and instructional decisions concerning the substance of instruction, techniques of instruction, and evaluation practices as unique to the social studies classroom in grades five through 12. Prerequisite: A grade of "C" orbetter in ED 309. Spring semester; odd-numbered years.
  • 2.00 Credits

    This course will examine the techniques and materials used in teaching the physical and biological sciences at the secondary level. Prerequisite: A grade of "C" or better in ED 309 or consent of instructor. Fallsemester.
  • 3.00 Credits

    This course looks at the sociological, psychological, historical, and philosophical foundations of middle schools. In addition, middle school program, organization, planning, curriculum, and evaluation will be explored. Emphasis will be placed on developing an interdisciplinary unit of study at the middle school level. Prerequisites: ED/PSY 229 and admission to the the Department of Education: Health, Physical, and Teacher or consent of the instructor. Fall semester.
  • 3.00 Credits

    A study of literature written for young adults. Students will read, listen to and evaluate a wide variety of literature published for or enjoyed by young adult readers, including traditional folk tales, myths, and legends; fantasy and realistic fiction; biography and autobiography; and poetry. Students will also study techniques for teaching and using literature in the 5-12 classroom. Prerequisites: ENWR 102 and ENLE 200. Spring semester, odd-numbered years.
  • 5.00 Credits

    A half-day, two-semester field experience program for qualified senior students. The internship will be consecutive, beginning the fall semester of the senior year and ending with the spring semester of the senior year. Due to scheduling of course work, the first semester's internship is in the morning hours, while the second semester's field experience is completed in the afternoon. Prerequisite: ED 309 or ED 325, and admission to student teaching. Offered annually.
  • 1.00 Credits

    A one-hour discussion of issues directly related to the professional concerns of the classroom teacher. This seminar is required of all individuals who will apply for teacher certification upon termination of a preservice field experience. Successful completion of the seminar will fulfill the comprehensive examination requirement for majors in elementary education and social science for secondary education. Prerequisite: Concurrent enrollment in ED 403, ED 404, ED 408 or ED 410, or approval from instructor. Each semester.
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