ELED 4600 - Methods/Teaching Elementary Language Arts (ALPP)

Institution:

Utah Tech University

Subject:

Elementary Education

Description:

Required for all Elementary Education students. Teacher candidates will learn and gain an understanding of K-8 language arts concepts, curriculum, and standards at the local, state, and national levels. This course will emphasize pedagogical knowledge of elementary language arts including research-based instruction and assessment strategies in teaching spelling, writing, penmanship, and grammar, with an emphasis on the writing process, writing development, and the writing genres. Teacher candidates will develop pedagogical skills during a field experience in the public schools. Combined lecture/practicum. This course is designated as an Active Learning Professional Practice (ALPP) course. This course allows students to explore and apply content learned in the course in a professional experience away from the classroom. **COURSE LEARNING OUTCOMES (CLOs) At the successful conclusion of this course, students will be able to: 1. Analyze and respond to the use of a variety of assessments, both formal and informal, to evaluate student needs and guide language arts instruction in a multi-tiered system. 2. Use knowledge of students' instructional levels, needs, and assessment outcomes to make instructional decisions. 3. Develop lesson plans and activities that incorporate effective practices in teaching language arts. 4. Apply good qualities of writing, genre characteristics and follow the writing process to complete a writing assignment (i.e. Biography, children's book, etc.). 5. Demonstrate appropriate proficiency in practicum experience. Prerequisites: Admission to the DSU Elementary Education Program. FA, SP

Credits:

3.00

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Instructional Type:

Practicum

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Historical Version(s):

08/26/2008 - 08/14/2017 

Institution Website:

www.utahtech.edu/

Phone Number:

(435) 652-7500

Regional Accreditation:

Northwest Commission on Colleges and Universities

Calendar System:

Semester

General Education

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