Teaching and Learning in the Pre-K-3

Catalog description

This course focuses on teaching/learning in grades (Pre-K- 3). Emphasis is placed on principles of learning, subject matter appropriate for this level, classroom management, selection, and use of materials, including media, computers, and assessment of pupil performance. The learning needs of exceptional students, including the gifted and those with special needs, will be addressed. Special emphasis will be placed on developmentally appropriate intervention techniques in the areas of self-help, motor, cognitive, social/emotional, and language. Twenty hours of observation/participation at this level is required. *Early childhood special education majors must complete the clinical experience at the preschool level.