Adol Readng,Writng,&CommunInclusive (EDU 506B)
Term: 2009-2010 Academic Year Fall
Description
This course will prepare teacher candidates to utilize the integrated language arts and reading in connection with the content areas taught in grades 7 through 12. The goals of this course are to enable the teacher candidate to teach effectively the integrated language arts as a meaningful and interwoven combination of listening, speaking, reading, and writing skills as they apply to an interdisciplinary context. Teacher candidates will learn to select varied methodologies for inclusive instruction in accordance with the New York State Learning Standards in English Language Arts (ELA). The implementation of effective writing processes that employ current research-based methods, technology, and assessment techniques will be addressed. Teacher candidates will be exposed to various theories of reading instruction, including the formation of literature circles, writing workshops that involve journal and portfolio process and product construction. Through professor-classroom lesson pres