3 credit hours. Current Issues in Reading Spring Semester Provides students with opportunities to survey issues which have a current impact on the teaching of reading in our schools. School visitations to observe current methods and innovations in the teaching of reading are integral components to this course. 3 credit hours. Potential teachers are provided with the essential strategies that facilitate the development of mathematical concepts in the elementary curriculum.
Emphasis is placed on the inquiry approach and the development of concepts.
The course includes instructional techniques, strategies to generate background knowledge, types of questions and tasks that facilitate intrinsic motivation, learning, and achievement, cooperative learning strategies, the use of children's literature in science, and assessment strategies. The course is designed to help potential teachers implement the national science standards. 3 credit hours. This course is designed to offer prospective elementary classroom teachers an in-depth analysis of the best in children's literature, an overview of the qualities of good literature, and demonstrated methods of including literature throughout every subject area. Emphasis will be placed on an overview of the eight genres of literature, the elements of a good book, and the methods and procedures of incorporating literature into the curriculum.