This course covers content, objectives, methods, and materials for teaching and evaluating elementary social studies, as well as a survey of the Biblical view of man s relationships to God, to others, to himself, and to the environment. Emphasis is on the selection and organization of materials for teaching and the implementation of Biblically-integrated curricula. The content, objectives, methods, and materials for teaching and evaluating elementary science in the Christian school is also included, with special consideration given to the inquiry-experimentation approach to the study of God s created world. Five clock hours of field experience in an elementary school will be required. This course examines the objectives, methods, and materials for teaching and evaluating computational skills as well as the underlying mathematical concepts and principles of elementary mathematics.
Special consideration is given to the importance of properly sequenced mathematics curricula.
Five clock hours of field experience in an elementary school will be required. Five clock hours of field experience in an elementary school will be required. This course covers the history of reading instruction, reading readiness, approaches to teaching reading, organizational strategies, and informal diagnostic techniques for remediation. Special emphasis is placed on phonics instruction. Open only to seniors who have been approved by the Department of Christian School Education.