Syllabus

07E:160 Methods of Elementary School Language Arts is intended to provide pre-service elementary teachers with the theoretical foundations and practical skills necessary to become reflective professionals who can design and implement effective language arts instruction for economically, academically, culturally, racially and linguistically diverse children. This is a multi-sectioned course that is blocked with 07E:164: Methods of Elementary Reading. Together the two courses generally are referred to as Block A. Students in a given section of 07E:160 will be enrolled concurrently in the same section of 07E:164 and will have the same instructor or team of instructors for both courses. The two courses function as a single unit with the exception that each has separate focus standards as described below. Beyond the focus standards, which are common across all sections of each course, section instructors make their own decisions about required readings, specific assignments and expectations, and course schedules. Students should consult the expanded syllabus for their section of 07E:160 and 07E:164 for information specific to their section.

Depending on the section of 07E:160 and 07E:164 in which a student is enrolled, some of the following texts might be required:

• Atwell, Nancy (1998). In the Middle (2nd Ed.). Portsmouth, NH: Heinemann.
• Fletcher, Ralph, & Portalupi, JoAnn (2001). Writing Workshop: The Essential Guide. Portsmouth, NH: Heinemann.
• Short, Kathy, Harste, Jerome, & Burke, Carolyn ( 1995). Creating Classrooms for Authors and Inquirers: 2nd Ed. Portsmouth, NH: Heinemann.

In addition to any required texts, each section will include required journal articles or book chapters selected by the section instructor(s) and student choices of texts from a list provided by the section instructor(s).