Elementary Education

A survey of prose and verse representing a range of periods for children, with emphasis on teaching methods and curricular integration.

This course will focus on young children's creative expression through art, music, and movement. Candidates will develop strategies for using appropriate and open-ended instructional materials and providing intervention and support for exceptional children and ESOL students. Candidates will learn how to plan, implement, and evaluate art, music, and movement activities using developmentally appropriate growth and development guidelines.

A study of the content and process of the teaching of reading including phonemic awareness, phonics, comprehension and vocabulary and fluency skills in grades 2-5.

A study of methods and materials for teaching science for grades 2-6. Emphasis is on course integration, promotion of positive attitudes toward teaching science, concept development, questioning techniques, inquiry-based learning, and multimedia teaching strategies for meeting individual and group needs.

A study of methods and materials for teaching mathematics for grades 2-6. Emphasis is on NCTM national standards, promotion of positive attitudes toward teaching mathematics, concept development, questioning techniques, constructivist approach to mathematics, and multimedia teaching strategies for meeting individual and group needs.

This course provides teacher candidates with an in-depth study of methods and materials used for teaching social studies to elementary students (grades 2-5). Emphasis will be on the use of a variety of instructional strategies to meet the diverse needs of elementary students in the areas of history, geography, economics, political science, and social studies. Literature integration into the social studies curriculum will be emphasized in the course.

A study of the diagnostic-prescriptive approach to the teaching of reading (grades PreK-5). Special emphasis is placed on understanding and utilizing various diagnostic instruments and implementing remedial techniques.