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3.00 Credits
This course is designed for students to become familiar with literacy skills, i.e., listening, speaking, reading, and writing. The course presents a range of topics in language arts such as theories of language acquisition, characteristics of emerging speech, preverbal communication, growth milestones, and ages and stages of language development. Also emphasized are the issues and strategies surrounding differences in language achievement and the use of individualized strategies to meet the needs of all children. Students will have the opportunity to develop skills and design materials to promote literacy, i.e., developmentally appropriate books, felt boards, puppets, storytelling, and poems. Prerequisites: EDU 112 and 116 and completion of all developmental-level
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3.00 Credits
The purpose of the Educational Focus Project is to give students the opportunity to apply educational theory to the classroom setting. Assignments focus on observations, documentation, and independent, classroom-based research. The focus of the project will enable students to develop in-depth knowledge in areas such as careers in Early Childhood Education, scholarships available to the ECE professional and the current trends in the ECE field. The course consists of a combination of meetings with the instructor, internet-based communication, and independent research.
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3.00 Credits
This advanced course is a study of the preschool child's development and the implications for designing quality early childhood experiences for them and their families. Emphasis is placed on developmentally appropriate practice and its implications for curriculum, environment and interactions in preschool settings. The course includes observing, recording and designing child-interest based experiences in a preschool setting. Prerequisites: ART 120, EDU 112, EDU 122, EDU202, EDU 206, EDU 209, EDU 212 EDU 220, PSY 154.
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3.00 Credits
This advanced course is a study of the preschool child's development and the implications for designing quality early childhood experiences for them and their families. Emphasis is placed on developmentally appropriate practice and its implications for curriculum, environment and interactions in preschool settings. The course includes observing, recording and designing child-interest based experiences in a preschool setting. Prerequisites: ART 120, EDU 112, EDU 122, EDU202, EDU 206, EDU 209, EDU 212 EDU 220, PSY 154.
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3.00 Credits
This course focuses on the sentence as a basic unit of expression within the paragraph. Essential grammar is stressed in context: creation of clearly expressed, complete sentences; mastery of basic punctuation rules and the mastery of basic vocabulary. Students learn to write topic sentences and support them with reasons or points in single-paragraph compositions. Graduation credit is not awarded for this course.
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3.00 Credits
This course is designed for students who have demonstrated the preparatory skills necessary for writing coherent sentences in standard English but who need to strengthen their language skills. The focus of the course is the paragraph as a basic unit of expression. Students learn to create topic sentences and exercise the rules of logic, unity, and coherence. Students utilize a variety of modes of expression and develop a mastery of grammatical principles (sentence rules, punctuation, pronoun case and agreement, parallelism, etc.). Students are expected to write an essay at the conclusion of the course. Graduation credit is not awarded for this course, and this course does not fulfill core curriculum requirements.
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3.00 Credits
This course involves instruction of principles of written and oral expression, centering on the writing of essays. Various texts are studied for understanding of content, structure, and form. A short research project is required to demonstrate successful application of preliminary research skills. Prerequisite: ENG 100 or satisfactory score on placement test.
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3.00 Credits
This course continues the development and strengthening of the language and communication skills of reading, writing, and speaking. Readings from a variety of genres will be used to generate discussion, essays, and oral presentations. A research paper will be required to demonstrate skills in effective research, information management, and technology. Prerequisite: ENG 101 with a grade of C or better.
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3.00 Credits
This course seeks to develop student confidence before an audience and includes such areas as platform delivery, oral delivery, organization, and speech content. Class assignments emphasize elementary speeches of special occasion, instruction, and persuasion (debate/rebuttal). Prerequisite: None
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5.00 Credits
The following reading strategies will be emphasized: memorizing new vocabulary, using context clues, identifying main ideas, finding key details, understanding transition words, primarily at the sentence level, differentiating between fact and opinion, making inferences, understanding hints, skimming, scanning, using prefixes, roots and suffixes to understand word meaning and becoming familiar with the basic all-English dictionary. Credits: 5; Graduation credit is not awarded for this course.
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