It emphasizes the practical techniques and skills needed by the elementary school teacher. Observation and peer teaching are important elements of this course. Students master the intensive phonics approach to reading in preparation for teaching reading. This course covers the development and maturation processes in the preschool child. Emphasis is placed on the relationship between these maturation developments and the skills and learning capabilities of the students.
Attention is given to the overall development of motor skills.
Important components of each methods course are the observation of experienced teachers and the peer teaching experiences. This course explains the concepts, materials, and methods needed to teach arithmetic on the elementary level. Innovative techniques and the latest materials are incorporated. This course acquaints the student with the principle theories, procedures, and basic materials necessary to the teaching of classroom art. This course stresses program planning, scheduling, and administration of physical education activities at the elementary school level.