Elementary Reading & Language Workshop

Catalog description

This course is offered to students seeking elementary teaching certification. It focuses on how literacy develops, addressing the influences of the home as well as the school. Requisites for reading and language arts instruction are analyzed, and the goals and organization of elementary reading and language arts programs are reviewed. Strategies to promote interest and independence in reading, as well as methodology for developing language/communication/reading skills are presented. The use of Basal readers and other developmental approaches are presented. Methods for elementary classroom organization and the special needs of urban children are addressed. In addition, evaluation and diagnostic techniques are analyzed.