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2016-2017 Springfield College Undergraduate Catalog 
    
2016-2017 Springfield College Undergraduate Catalog [ARCHIVED CATALOG]

EDUC 327 - Methods of Teaching Reading and Language Arts in Early Childhood and Elementary Classrooms


Reading, writing, listening and speaking are integrated through a balanced approach to teaching reading and language arts. Through coursework and classroom teaching, students analyze reading theory, research and practice. Topics include first and second language acquisition, emergent literacy, phonemic awareness, phonics, organizing literacy instruction, assessment and evaluation.  Course requirements include 60 hours of supervised prepracticum experience.

Prerequisites & Notes
A passing score on one of the subsets of the MTEL Communication and Literacy test.

Credits: 4.5