Clinical procedures and materials for reading instruction. Preparation of reading personnel to function as resource persons to classroom teachers, administrators and the school community. Methods for improving the effectiveness of science education. Application of theory and research on composition instruction to review assessment and diagnostic procedures useful to writing teachers. Development of curricular materials for implementing appropriate individual, small group, and large-group instruction.
Students plan and conduct field study utilizing qualitative field techniques.
The interpretation and conduct of research in curriculum and instruction. Theoretical issues in the use of computers in early childhood education. Applications of elementary computer languages with children including curriculum development, teaching methods, integration of the computer into the classroom and problem solving. Review and analysis of instructional software and computer-based learning environments from the standpoint of teaching, learning, and design theories. Integration of instructional and tool software into classroom settings.