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1Fall 2006 - ELE 3280.003 Developmental Reading in the Elementary School Early Childhood, Elementary, and Middle Level Education Tuesday, Thursday; 8:00-9:40 a.m., Buzzard 1441 Dr. Lucia Schroeder Office Hours: T-W-H 1-3:30 PM Office Phone: (217) 581-7900 Stop by, I'll probably be in! & by appointment Office: 1324 Buzzard Hall E mail: [email protected] Theme: Educators as Creators of Effective Educational Environments for Reading Course Description: This course focuses on the instructional program in reading from kindergarten through grade eight; goals, methods, and materials with emphasis on basal reader approaches [scientifically based instruction]. Field based activities will be provided in conjunction with ELE 3000. Prerequisites: Concurrent enrollment with ELE 3000 and ELE 3350 is recommended or permission of department chair. Purpose of the Course: This course provides learning experiences based on the science of reading. It will prepare college students to teach pupils from kindergarten through grade eight the attitudes, concepts and strategies needed to become competent readers. Reading as a developmental and transactional process, phonemic awareness, phonics, fluency, vocabulary, and comprehension strategies will be stressed. Students will explore research based strategies for teaching reading. This course meets the requirement of a developmental reading methods course for state certification. It is required at EIU for elementary education majors in the General Option and the Middle School Option. Course Resources *Text: Reutzel, D. Ray, & Cooter, Robert B., Jr. (2004). Teaching Children to Read: Putting the Pieces Together, 4th Ed.) New York: Merrill Publishing Company. *Website to supplement text: www.prenhall.com/reutzel *Resource packet from Copy Express – EIU Union *General Websites: www.reading.org, www.readwritethink.org, www.iccb.org/student (or teachers) www.isbe.state.il.us www.nifl.gov/partnershipforreading/publications/reading_first1, *Additional supplementary readings from professional journal resources [internet and hard copy] and children's literature, as assigned *WEB CT *** Livetext: The use of LiveText is strongly encouraged for creating and storing assignments. Illinois State Learning Standards are imbedded in the Lesson Plan format. Worthy projects can be stored there for future use. *** ** If you need course adaptations or accommodations due to a disability, please make an appointment to see Dr. Schroeder as soon as possible and contact the Director of Disability Services (581-6583). ** If you have other special concerns regarding this class, please talk with Dr. Schroeder, first. **All information in this syllabus is subject to change at the discretion of the instructor. Semester Schedule Available in Class and on Web CT2Outcomes 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 skills. • Demonstrate understanding of facts and fundamental principles, ideas and relationships among various knowledge domains. • Demonstrate good communication skills. • Demonstrate/exhibit sensitivity to students' feelings. Promote healthy self concepts. • Design instruction to develop and utilize the cognitive processes by which pupils learn. ¾ Demonstrate knowledge of children's language acquisition. ¾ Describe the factors that influence the development of language. • Demonstrate knowledge of past and present developments, issues, research, and social influences in the field of education. ¾ Describe cultural influences which are reflected in the history of the English language ¾ Demonstrate knowledge of current issues in the language arts domain. Outcomes specific to ELE 3280: • Understand reading skill acquisition and development • Design instruction to develop and utilize cognitive and affective processes by which pupils learn to read. • Demonstrate instruction that encourages children to be life-long readers • Plan instructional methods that reach students with unique learning styles, differing cultural backgrounds and students designated "at risk." • Plan what will be learned, activities to promote learning, and methods to assess if learning has occurred. Demonstrate ability to carry through on these plans. • Develop knowledge of basic techniques for assessing reading levels Course Outline: Topic I: The Nature of Reading The focus will be on the nature of reading in today's world. The value of reading skills is explored. The state of reading instruction in schools will be examined. Topic II: Literacy Development We will examine the areas of reading readiness and the natural language learning processes of the young child. Additional emphasis will be placed on reading development through the school years. Topic III: Decoding We will study the specific skills of word identification, including topics such as sight words, phonics, structural analysis, and analogic skills. Topic IV: Comprehension, Fluency, Vocabulary Attention will be given to the important areas of developing independent readers who enjoy reading. Areas to be studied will include building comprehension, developing fluency, and extending vocabulary. . Topic V: Approaches to Reading Instruction We will discuss the background of basal readers and their strengths and limitations. Other approaches, such as language experience, and guided reading will be studied & evaluated. Topic VI: Instructional Strategies A wide array of instructional techniques for developing readiness, decoding skills, comprehension and vocabulary will be examined. Attention will also be given to finding student reading level, evaluating reading materials and designing a framework for reading instruction in the classroom. Topic VII: Content Area Reading Attention will be given to the skills and abilities required to use reading as a functional tool for content area learning along with strategies for developing those skills. We will examine techniques used for reading textbooks, reference materials, magazines, and newspapers.3 Requirements Points Specifics 1. Attendance and ACTIVE participation 50 • Participation in class is essential. • In-class activities or "drop" quizzes. If a student is absent for an in-class activity, points will be lost. Emergencies considered on an


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