EDUC 304 - Foundations of Teaching Language Arts

Credits: (3)

Instructional Method: Three hours lecture.
Pre- or Corequisites: EDRD 314; 2.5 G.P.A. in previous course work.
Designed to provide teacher candidates with the knowledge, skills, and dispositions essential to implementing a comprehensive approach to language arts instruction in Pre- K through grade 6 classrooms, the course focuses on principles and practices of comprehensive approaches to language arts instruction, including literacy acquisition and development, the social context of literacy, literacy assessment, the needs of English language learners, critical literacy, and the integration of the language arts - oral language (speaking and listening), reading, writing, word study, and visual literacy - through the use of best practice strategies and high quality children’s literature.