Secondary Curriculum and Methods II (Content Areas)

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A study of current curriculum and teaching strategies used in specific teaching disciplines. Continuation of EDUC 520 with assistance from content area specialists. Offered spring and summer term each year. Three semester hours. EDUC 527/527M. Disciplinary Literacy - In this course, students attain disciplinary literacy knowledge, including building background knowledge, deconstructing complex discipline-specific text structures, posing discipline-specific questions, and providing evidence to support and evaluate claims. During the clinical experience, students begin the experience by observing quality instruction and reflecting on disciplinary literacy strategies that are observed. Later in the experience, students move from observing lessons to creating lessons through lesson and unit planning assignments. Students learn and demonstrate knowledge of the following discipline-specific literacy components: Prior knowledge; academic language; instructional strategies involving reading, viewing, listening, speaking, and writing to provide students with opportunities to acquire, comprehend, and communicate discipline-specific information; vocabulary; questioning; culminating daily tasks. Research on topics related to disciplinary literacy is also required. Offered Spring, Summer. EDUC 530/530M. Education of Exceptional Students - A study of the applications of educational theories and research related to the instruction of students with special needs. Topics include student characteristics, motivation, instruction, evaluation, and procedures for special education referrals. EDUC 530 or 530M offered spring and summer terms each year. Three semester hours. EDUC 538/538M. Methods for Teaching English Language Learners - A study of the characteristics of children who are English Language Learners (ELL), of the assessment of their literacy skills, and of literacy intervention…