Middle Childhood Education, Reading and Language Arts Concentration
Inspire learners grades 4-9 to become writers, thinkers, and creators.
Show them the power of story – and teach them how to articulate their own story through literature, writing, and drama. This program is one of several concentrations you can choose if your passion is to develop young minds during the critical years of middle school.
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"Explore your world..."
- Holly Nunn
English, BA
Professional Education Course Requirements:
- EDUC 112 - Foundations of Education
- EDUC 232 - Psychology of Human Learning
- EDUC 252 - Phonics
- EDUC 262 - Instructional Technology
- EDUC 293 - Emergent and Early Reading Instruction
- EDUC 357 - Content Reading Strategies
- EDUC 405 - Applied Instructional Technology
- EDUC 415 - Assessment in Education
- EDUC 425 - Literacy Assessment and Instruction
- EDUC 460 - Student Teaching Seminar
- EDUC 493 - Middle Childhood Student Teaching
- SPED 243 - Inclusion and the Schools
Middle Childhood Core:
Select two from among:- EDUC 452 - Teaching Mathematics in the Middle Grades
- EDUC 453 - Teaching Science in the Middle Grades
- EDUC 454 - Teaching Social Studies in the Middle Grades
- EDUC 455 - Teaching Language Arts in the Middle Grades
Reading and Language Arts:
- EDUC 305 - Adolescent Literature
- COMM 110 - Communication Skills
- COMM 230 - Mass Media and Society
- ENG 230 - Foundations of American Literature
- ENG 306 - Teaching Grammar and Composition
- ENG 311 - Expository Writing
- ENG 381 - Introduction to Linguistics
Note:
- EDUC 252
- EDUC 318
- EDUC 357
- EDUC 425 from the Professional Education requirements are also required for the Reading and Language Arts Concentration.
