ELED 524 Language Arts Curriculum Grades 1-8
Course Description: A consideration of techniques for teaching total communication skills; and the role of linguistics in the language arts program.
Class Location: online in eCollege
Class Schedule: eCollege Office Hours: 9-10 am Monday - Thursday
Course Information
524 Syllabus Summer II 2015 .doc
Textbook Required:
Gunning, Thomas G. (2013). Creating Literacy Instruction for All Students (8th ed). Boston: Pearson. (Note: 7th or 6th editions are acceptable). CourseSmart electronic edition: http://www.coursesmart.com/creating-literacy-instruction-for-all-students/thomas-g-gunning/dp/9780132927062
Readings Required:
Fillmore & Snow. (2000). What teachers need to know about language. Washington, DC: Center for Applied Linguistics. Available online on July 2, 2015 at http://faculty.tamuc.edu/jthompson/Resources/FillmoreSnow2000.pdf.
International Reading Association. (1999).Adolescent literacy: A position statement. Washington, DC: IRA. Available online on July 2, 2015 at http://www.reading.org/downloads/positions/ps1036_adolescent.pdf.
NAEYC & IRA. (1998) Learning to read and write: Developmentally appropriate practices for young children.Available online on July 2, 2015 at http://naeyc.org/positionstatements/learning_readwrite
