ELE 3280 Developmental Reading in the Elementary School Cecilia Yoakum Early Childhood, Elementary, & Middle Level Education 2417 Buzzard Building Office Hours: In room 2177 by appointment. 581-2161 [email protected] Course Description: This course focuses on the instructional program in reading from kindergarten through middle school which includes NCLB goals, reading methods, basal readers and balanced reading approaches. Prerequisites: Concurrent enrollment with ELE 3000 and ELE 3350. Purpose of Course: This course is designed to provide learning experiences which will prepare university students to teach pupils from k-8 the attitudes, skills, and concepts needed to become competent teachers. The nature of reading as a developmental process, reading readiness, planning for instruction using basal readers and trade books, competence in decoding and comprehension strategies will be stressed. Course Text: 1. Reutzel, D. Ray and Cooter, Robert B., Jr. 4th edition. Teaching Children to Read: Putting the Pieces Together, New York: Merrill Prentice Hall. 2. Additional supplementary readings as assigned. Outcomes specific to ELE 3280: • Understand reading skill acquisition • Development knowledge of basic diagnostic techniques for assessing reading levels • Design instruction to develop and utilize cognitive and affective processes by which pupils learn to read. • Design instructional methods that reach children with unique learning styles, different cultural backgrounds and students designated “at risk.” • Demonstrate instruction that encourages children to be life-long readers • Decide what will be learned, activities to promote learning methods to assess if learning has occurred. Outcomes for all ELE classes: • Develop a desire of lifelong learning in students and personally display one’s own desire for lifelong learning, including self-evaluation • Demonstrate good communication skills • Demonstrate/exhibit sensitivity to students’ feelings • Design instruction to develop and utilize the cognitive processes by which pupils learn Demonstrate knowledge of children’s language acquisition Describe the factors which influence the development of language • Demonstrate a knowledge of facts and an understanding of fundamental principles, ideas, and relationships among various knowledge domains • Demonstrate knowledge of current issues in the Demonstrate knowledge of past and present developments, issues, research, and social influences in the field of education. Describe cultural influences which are reflected in the history of the English language Demonstrate knowledge of current issues in the language arts domain.ELE 3280 Developmental Reading in the Elementary School DATES Readings Assignments week 1 chp.12 & 13 course syllabi, handout packet, text week 2 Basals Chp.8 Booth Library and ITC week 3 chp.1-2 learning standards & Stages of Literacy Basal review due book card 1 share cards week4 chp. 3 Author & lesson plan, & reading theories DRA and book card 2 due Phonics video, cd week 5 Phonics Chp.4 bulletin board project websites week 6 chp.4 cont. Phonics test practicum Feb.13-March10 Read books for lessons plans and book cards week 11 Chp. 5 Voc. Dev. Book card 3 Review chp. 1-5 & Book Mark week 12 chp. 6 Reading Comprehension Book card 4 week 13 chp 6 cont Lesson plan, Improving Reading Comprehension. 4 blocks week 14 chp. 7 Book card 5 & Fluency Book card/cereal box share book cards week 15 readability formulas Guys read video week 16 chp.10 & 11 reading and writing share book card 6 final exam May 4th 8-10:00Assignments for ELE 3280 Assignments Points 6 Literature File-Book Cards 30 2 Children’s Author Reports with skill lessons and learning standards. Live Text format for lessons Grade level: 2-3 & 4-6 20 20 Basal Review & DRA Lesson Activity 30 Phonics Test 30 Bulletin Board Presentation & Lesson Plan 20 Short Answer/Multiple Choice class assignments 30 Note: these assignments may not be made up without permission Final Exam 50 Grading Scale: 92% to 100% =A 85% to 91% =B 75% to 84% =C 65% to 74%=D Attendance is very important. Please come to class to complete assignments given in class. Late work or missed days can not be made up during the week. I do take attendance. If you need to miss for a dr. appt. please call me @ 581-2161. If you have a disability or think you may have a disability under ADA contact the Office of Disability Services @
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