ENG 440


Teaching Language Arts in the Elementary School

5 credits
Prereq: Eng 202 or 203 and 370
RESTRICTED TO ENGLISH ED MAJORS ONLY DURING PHASE I
Fall 2008 CRN:40905 - MWF 08:30-09:50

View syllabus for Fall Term 2008 (in PDF format)

COURSE OBJECTIVES:
  • To become acquainted with and examine beliefs, theories, processes, and approaches related to literacy learning and teaching;
  • To focus on components of English language arts learning/teaching through theory-to-practice implementation;
  • To develop ways of integrating the language processes of reading, writing, listening, speaking, viewing, and image-making;
  • To adapt English language arts processes as tools for learning in all subject/content areas;
  • To apply reading and writing skills and strategies through participation in literature circles;
  • To consider the presence of literature as a partner in teaching and creating readers & writers;
  • To explore the lifelong nature of literacy learning and the relationship of assessment and evaluation to teaching/learning decisions.

COURSE TEXTS:
[Required]
--In the Company of Children (Joanne Hindley)
--Getting Started with Literature Circles, (Schlick Noe and Johnson)
--Shabanu (Suzanne Fisher Staples),
-- Articles/Handouts--distributed in class (copying fee)

Additional Resources [optional]
--Literature Circles Resource Guide (B. Campbell Hill, K.L. Schlick Noe, N.J. Johnson)
--Literature Circles in the Middle School: One Teachers Story
    (B. Campbell Hill, K.L. Schlick Noe, J.K. King)
--Haveli (S. Staples)
--The Wonder of It All: When Literature and Literacy Intersect
    (N.J. Johnson & C. Giorgis)
--Booklinks (professional journal--see me for subscription info)
--Student Membership in either/both professional organizations:
    National Council of Teachers of English (journal: Language Arts)
    International Reading Association (journal: Reading Teacher)