SCHOOL OF EDUCATION
ELEMENTARY EDUCATION COURSES (ELEM)
A student must be admitted to the Professional Education Program
before enrolling in Elementary Education courses above 301.
301 Teaching of Reading in the Elementary School (3) F, S, SU. Study of the reading process and the cueing systems
as a developmental task, to include the nature of organizational
patterns, materials, and approaches for meeting individual needs
in the elementary grades.
314 Methods of Instruction for Language Arts (3) (Corequisites: ELEM 316 and EDUC 380) F, S, SU. An elementary
methods course designed to provide students with an applicable
understanding of modern practices, techniques, and trends in teaching
integrated writing, speaking, listening, viewing and visual representing.
315 Methods of Instruction for Social Studies (3) (Corequisites: ELEM 317 and EDUC 392) F, S, SU. Designed
to prepare the prospective teacher of intermediate-level students
to teach social studies. The course will focus on content, methods,
and materials.
316 Methods of Instruction for Intermediate Mathematics (3) (Corequisites: ELEM 314 and EDUC 380) F, S, SU. Quantitative
needs of intermediate-level students, structure of the intermediate
mathematics curriculum, and pedagogical techniques for meeting
these quantitative needs and developing this mathematics curriculum
are studied with an extensive use of attractive manipulative materials.
317 Methods of Instruction in Science (3) (Corequisites: ELEM 315 and EDUC 392) F, S, SU. Focuses on
the essential components of successful science instruction at
the elementary school level: science process skills, science curriculum,
and selected instructional approaches.
401 Methods of Diagnostic/Prescriptive Instruction for Reading (3) (Prerequisite: 301) F, S, SU. Classroom evaluation and correction
of reading difficulties. Effective use of formal and informal
tests to determine student needs. Selection of appropriate methods
and materials for diagnostic and prescriptive instruction.
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