Fulfills General Education requirement in Religious and Philosophical Inquiry. An examination of the nature of exceptionality and the characteristics of students identified as having special needs including those who are gifted and those with disabilities. Includes examination of society s response to exceptionality, legislative mandates related to dis ability, identification procedures, educational programming, and implications for accommodative instruction by the regular classroom teacher. Field experience required. This course provides an introduction to the use of children s literature and the arts of drama, dance, music and visual art by the elementary classroom teacher.
Students can expect to do wide reading in the various genre of children s literature.
Special emphasis will be given to literature about the arts and multicultural children s literature. Students must develop a storytelling repertoire, a song collection, and a drama and dance strategies collection. This course includes directed observation in art and music classes and actual teaching in a regular classroom. Admission to Teacher Education Program. An orientation meeting for all potential students is planned for the end of this semester.