Working effectively with culturally diverse populations and children with special needs is addressed. Emphasis is placed on theme or unit planning, integrating content areas and the arts. A field experience is included. This introductory course in Elementary Education focused on theories, strategies, methods, procedures, and lesson planning appropriate to grades PreK to 6. Attention to culturally diverse populations and children with special needs is infused throughout the course.
Emphasis is placed on theme or unit plan teaching, integrating the content areas and the arts.
A field experience is included. Transfer students with previous coursework and practicums in PreK to 3 settings must be placed in a 4 to 6 setting for the field component of this course. Open only to majors at Saint Rose. Not open to freshmen. The course integrates direct instruction with students' field observations, previous experiences and coursework, and subject-specific methods of instruction.