Admission to upper-level elementary education program required. A course which the current trends and concerns in elementary education are determined, analyzed, and discussed. The course is designed to give the prospective elementary teacher a sufficient background in various contemporary topics that will enhance his or her role in the elementary school. Admission to upper-level elementary education program required. A study of the wealth of children's books available today, focusing on their literary worth and relationship to today's child and pre-teen.
Special emphasis is placed on the treatment of contemporary social issues in books.
Admission to upper-level elementary education program required. Consideration of the process of reading and techniques of teaching reading in the elementary classroom. Application of suggested techniques in a field-based setting. Admission to upper-level elementary education program required. Consideration of oral and written language development and techniques for developing children's language competencies in the elementary classroom.