TEACHING LANGUAGE ARTS

Catalog description

A practical approach to teaching middle and elementary school language arts instruction including listening, speaking, writing, reading, and viewing, with emphasis on integrating instruction within the language arts. Additional emphases are placed on the contemporary classroom, which is assumed to contain children of diverse cultures and learning abilities/ incorporating technology in language arts lessons; assessing for language arts instruction; and developing higher-level thinking skills to help children apply their developing abilities to different situations, materials, and ideas. Prerequisites: ENGL 133W; EDUC 300 or EDUC 505; and admission to the Teacher Certification Program.