ELE 4334 - Methods and Assessment in Teaching Language Arts

Credits: 3 hrs

This course is designed to prepare the teacher candidate to apply various approaches to teaching and assessing the language arts for grades K-6. The content of six language arts domains: reading, writing, listening, critical thinking, visually representing, and speaking will be emphasized. A variety of classroom pedagogical experiences will involve the candidate in developing and presenting both literacy lessons and thematic units. Special attention will be given to the handwriting, spelling, visually representing, and the writing process. In addition, both informal and formal assessments in the language arts will be covered.
Pre-requisite(s): Admission to Teacher Education Program, EDU 4338, RED 3361
Corequisite(s): Taken concurrently with ELE 4335 , ELE 4332 , ELE 4336 , RED 4312