Language and Literature in the Elementary Classroom
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General
Prefix
ED
Course Number
310
Course ID
00013633-2024-08-26
Course Level
Undergraduate
Department/Unit(s)
College/School
College of Education and Learning Design
Description
Elementary education initial licensure program course with a focus on the centrality of language and literature for literacy development, the relationship between oral and written language (ex. phonology, orthography, morphology, semantics, and syntax), and the creation of classroom structures that support student engagement with literacy at school and home. Exploration of genre and multimodal texts in K-6 classrooms, including texts that are culturally and linguistically inclusive, anti-racist, and equity-minded.
Prerequisites
Credits
Min
3
Max
3
Goals and Diversity
MN Goal Course
No
Cultural Diversity
No
Learning Outcomes
Outcome
Select, evaluate, and respond to literature from a range of genres, eras, perspectives and cultures.
Outcome
Develop a classroom literacy framework that includes characteristics and practices of highly effective literacy teachers, classroom structures for reading, writing, and word study, and attributes of a motivating environment that supports life-long, independent readers and writers.
Outcome
Describe the relationship between oral and written language (ex: phonology, orthography, morphology, semantics, and syntax).
Outcome
Design and teach a lesson that models research-based comprehension strategies and provides guided practice with these strategies through the use of children’s literature.
Outcome
Develop lessons that facilitate students’ critical reading abilities, responses to literature, and interactive discussions with a culturally inclusive novel.
Outcome
Create a multi-modal text and consider equity in the use of digital tools to support a literacy goal.
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Dependencies
Courses
ED310
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Programs
ED310
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