Manipulative laboratory activities and lectures are used to study content, methods and materials as they relate to the sequential nature of mathematics and to cognitive development. Special emphasis is placed on diagnostic and remedial skills drawn from a broad psychological and theoretical base. Students have the opportunity to plan, implement and assess their mathematics teaching in appropriate classroom settings through two field assignments in the local schools. Open only to enrollees in the Special Education Program. The purpose of this course is to examine the nature and process of reading within a theoretical framework and to examine a number of approaches and strategies in teaching children to read and to gain competence in all the language arts.
Special emphasis is placed on diagnostic teaching in a whole-language classroom.
Observation and participation at local schools is required. Open only to students in the Special Education Program. The purpose of this course is the critical examination of current trends in elementary education and the implication of these trends to curriculum development. Special emphasis is placed on developing critical thinking skills, addressing multiple learning styles, including multicultural dimensions, using instructional technologies and constructing alternative assessment for use in the elementary school. The workshop provides opportunities for students to study, evaluate and develop specific curriculum, content, resources and teaching strategies in social science education, creative arts and science.