Because every child is unique this course will provide basis of Psycholinguistic, Schema and Informational Processing theories, as well as others. Students will not be limited to Behavioristic and Sociocultural Theories of language learning and development. Students will be presented information from the writings of Piaget, Goodman, and Smith as well as other cognitivists and psycholinguists. Effective teachers diagnose learning problems, evaluate pupil progress, and give feedback to pupils frequently. Effective teachers utilize teaching strategies that are responsive to the learning needs of each particular group of children.
Effective teachers understand and implement inquiry techniques when remediating.
Effective teachers have high expectations for all pupils and understand the role of expectation. Effective teachers demonstrate or model the skills so those students can see as well as hear about what they are doing. Effective teachers plan environments and choose materials, resources, and activities appropriate to the various developmental levels of the children in the classroom. Fundamental to the role of the teacher is the capacity to identify and select the most important ideas and skills in a particular field. You are expected to attend each class on time .