EDU 324 - Teaching Reading and Language Arts in the Early Elementary Grades

3 CR

This course covers current methods, materials, and assessment tools in teaching reading and writing to children pre-K through grade 3. Using a balanced approach the course includes early literacy development, oral language development, the alphabetic code, assessment, the reading process of your children, spelling, handwriting instruction, the writing processes of young children, and reading and writing reciprocity in literacy development. A self-selected field experience component is required as part of the course.

Prerequisite(s): Acceptance to UMA Teacher Candidacy or permission of instructor.