EDUC 3460A Methods Practicum K-6 Literacy

A course focusing on planning, teaching, and assessing the four broad areas of literacy: listening, speaking, reading, and writing. Students learn the developmental process of how students learn to read and write. They become familiar with state and national literacy standards, objectives, scope, content, organization of the reading curriculum, and lesson planning. Emphasis is placed on the science of reading and the five components of reading identified by the National Reading Panel-phonemic awareness, phonics, fluency, vocabulary, and comprehension. Students apply what they learn in this class in the corequisite practicum courses. This course is to be taken the fall semester prior to student teaching or with
permission of the instructor and Department Chair.
Prerequisite(s): EDUC 2090 Theory of Reading and acceptance into the Teacher Education Program, or permission of the department chair.
Corequisite(s): SPED 3480 Curriculum Adaptations for Language Art Methods.
(Normally offered each fall semester.)

A practicum opportunity allowing students to practice adapting lessons for children with exceptionalities.
Pre or corequisite(s): EDUC 3400 Teaching Mathematics in K-6, EDUC 3420 Teaching Social Sciences in K-6, EDUC 3440 Teaching Natural Sciences K-8, EDUC 3450 Methods for Teaching Literacy in K-6, SPED 3480 Curriculum Adaptations for Language Art Methods, and SPED-3700.

As a corequisite with EDUC 3450 Methods for Teaching Literacy in K-6, this course will involve the critical study of materials, curriculum, and effective instruction used in teaching children and youth with disabilities.
Corequisite(s): EDUC 3450 Methods for Teaching Literacy in K-6.
Prerequisite(s): Acceptance into the Teacher Education Program or permission of the department chair.