Teaching Language Arts and Reading to Fourth and Fifth Graders

Catalog description

This course prepares students to teach reading and all areas of language arts in fourth and fifth grade classrooms. It focuses on the design of inclusive, safe, and culturally responsive learning environments, use of evidence-based strategies for teaching and assessment, and skills and concepts as recommended by the Ohio Learning Standards for English Language Arts. Additional emphasis is placed on the analysis of current trends and research in the field of language arts education. This course fulfills the reading and language arts education portion of requirements for the Early Childhood Education Generalist Endorsement.