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  • 3.00 Credits

    This is a foundational course on literacy instruction for PreK-4 students. The course will provide students the opportunity to: review the evolution of American Reading Instruction, explore various instructional processes for teaching reading and writing, investigate techniques for teaching reading and writing, discover the role of assessment in literacy instruction and become familiar with the Pennsylvania Literacy Standards. Prerequisite: EDU 100
  • 3.00 Credits

    This course emphasizes the basic mathematical competencies identified by the Pennsylvania Core Standards for Mathematics and the National Council of teachers of Mathematics as critical to math instruction for pre-kindergarten to fourth grade students. Students will examine methods and strategies essential in the instruction of number operations, geometry, measurement, data analysis, and algebraic concepts. Students will experience collaborative learning, direct instruction, and participate in required field experience assignments. Prerequisite: EDU 100
  • 3.00 Credits

    This course emphasizes the competencies identified by the Pennsylvania Early Learning Standards and the National Core Arts Standards for pre-kindergarten to fourth grade children in the content area of arts and humanities. Students will examine methods and strategies essential in the instruction of the production, performance, and exhibition of music, dance, theater, and visual arts. Students will learn of cultural and historical contexts, and develop an understanding of aesthetic and critical response to a variety of art mediums. Prerequisite: EDU 100
  • 3.00 Credits

    This course emphasizes reading and writing instructions for emerging readers and writers Birth- K. Instruction will focus on assisting students in: discovering developmentally appropriate practices for emerging readers and writers, examining oral language development and its impact on literacy development, exploring various instructional processes, investigating assessment practices and procedures for emerging readers and writers, and reviewing Pennsylvania Learning Standards for Early Childhood Literacy. Prerequisite: EDU 226. Corequisite: Early Childhood Field Work
  • 3.00 Credits

    This course will emphasize reading and writing in the content area for grades 4-8. Instruction will focus on various instructional processes, techniques for teaching reading and writing, differentiated literacy programs, assessment practices and procedures and review of Pennsylvania literacy standards as well as the NCTE/IRA standards and vision for effective instruction of language arts. Prerequisite: EDU 112 or EDU 100.
  • 3.00 Credits

    This course is designed to provide the students with knowledge of the PA literacy standards and benchmarks, the five essential reading skills, writing instruction and researched based instructional techniques and frameworks as identified by the Pennsylvania Academic Standards for literacy. The importance of children's literature, assessment, technology and differentiated instruction will be emphasized. This course is intended for the sophomore level.
  • 3.00 Credits

    This course emphasizes the basic mathematical competencies that represent those elements identified by the ""Pennsylvania Academic Standards for Mathematics"" and the ""National Council of Teachers of Mathematics"" as critical to mathematics instruction for kindergarten and primary grades.Students will learn the pedogogical methods and the essential mathematical theory of Number Sense, Geometry, Fractions, Data Analysis and Statistics and Probability through demonstrations, collaborative learning, modleing and a field experience. The course is intended for sophomore level students. Prerequisite: MTH 103, 104
  • 3.00 Credits

    This course will require the students to create a portfolio demonstrating appreciation and production of the arts and basic concepts through tactile and musical experiences with a variety of media, methods and materials used in the classroom. Through classroom observation, readings, collaborative work groups and lesson presentations students develop knowledge of cognitive growth, theories of learning and developmentally appropriate methods for growth and development in the arts.
  • 3.00 Credits

    This course is designed to familiarize students with objectives, methods and resources for pre K and elementary science and social studies and to further enhance the scope of their science and social studies knowledge through lecture, class discussion and student demonstration. The course will introduce students to standards, best practices in instruction and various types of assessment techniques. The course will involve students in a hands-on, constructivist mode of teaching/learning.
  • 3.00 Credits

    This course is designed to provide students with knowledge with PA early childhood literacy standards and benchmarks, the five essential reading skills, writing instruction and researched based instructional techniques and frameworks appropriate for students in Pre K and K programs as identified by the Pennsylvania Academic Standards for Literacy and the NAEYC standards for programs. The importance of children's literature, assessments, technology and differentiated instruction appropriate for emergent readers and writers will be emphasized. This course is intended for the sophomore level. Prerequisite: EDU 270.
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