Literacy Strategies for K-6 Teachers

Catalog description

Literacy Strategies for K-6 Teachers is designed to foster your reflection on and engagement with literacy in your own lives and the lives of Elementary Education students. As you develop your understanding that literacy is foundational to effective participation in society as well as to social action that can change the communities including the world in which we live, you will grasp the importance of your role in fostering literacy and implementing culturally relevant literature in K-6 education. In this course you will learn to analyze and evaluate children’s books, with an emphasis on Native American- authored children’s literature. You will begin to facilitate children’s ability to enhance their own lives and influence others through the use of effective oral stories, spoken and written language and the creation of dramatic and multi-media products. You will learn to plan engaging instruction that fosters critical literacy as a method to promote anti-bias/anti-racist education. The emphasis in this course is on research-based literacy theories and best practices in literacy strategies. You will choose highly engaging, socially important literature for children and use it to support language development, developmentally appropriate practices (DAP), personal development, and academic learning. Five hours of interactive experience in an elementary classroom is required. EDU 3105 * 2 credits Performance Assessment for Teacher Candidates This course focuses on teacher candidate performance assessment. The Professional Licensing and Standards Board (PELSB) requires initial licensure candidates to complete a board-adopted teacher performance assessment. The performance assessment is designed with a focus on the teaching cycle, student learning, and assessment.