Explores phonemic awareness and related concepts. Strategiesfor teaching phonics are presented. Special emphasis placed on the appropriate uses of phonics in a whole language curriculum. Included are the study of language development, literature, oral and written language instruction, spelling and grammar. Whole language philosophy, premises, and practices are stressed.
Students work in a mentoring relationship with a faculty member.
Specific experiences determined by each student's interests and needs. Apprentice teachers participate through observation, supervising group activities, counseling and guiding individual students, organizing and presenting lectures and demonstrations. Provides background for ESL teachers and suggests methods, practices, and procedures for working with ESL learners. Examines ways to encourage young people in elementary and secondary schools to read critically and appreciatively a variety of literacy works representing multicultural perspectives and works in translation. Examines important research in the field and ways to incorporate literature, specifically multicultural and international literature, into the curriculum via books, tapes, and films.