Medaille College Undergraduate Academic Catalog 2009-2010 school teacher to assist the middle school child in developing appropriate literacy skills. The student will formulate a definition of reading. Students will develop materials appropriate for a balanced middle school literacy program including literature circles, word recognition skills, vocabulary and comprehension. Students will also have the opportunity to assess a middle school child’s literacy level to better plan instruction. Three credit hours. Offered Fall semester This class is for middle childhood certification. EDU 235 CHILDREN'S LITERATURE A systematic overview of authors, illustrators, and books written especially for children and young adults; psychology of writing for children and an analysis of works of various authors. Three credit hours. Offered Spring semester. EDU 236 CONTENT AREA LITERACY WITH FIELDWORK The students will explore the role of reading and writing in the content areas. Students will develop an understanding of language acquisition and language learners. Emphasis will be placed on developing the listening, speaking, reading, and writing skills of all students. Students will develop materials using various strategies for vocabulary, comprehension, and study skills in the content areas. Students will participate in field work for at least twenty (20) hours beyond class time. EDU 237 ADOLESCENT READER AND WRITER WITH FIELDWORK This course offers the student an in-depth study of the skills necessary to enable the adolescent school teacher to assist the adolescent learner in developing appropriate literacy skills. The student will formulate a definition of reading. Students will develop materials appropriate for a balanced adolescent school literacy program including literature circles, word recognition skills, vocabulary, and comprehension. Students will also have the opportunity to assess an adolescent’s literacy level to better plan instruction. Field work for at least twenty (20) hours beyond class time will be included. This class is for adolescent certification EDU 240 LITERACY I: LANGUAGE DEVELOPMENT AND PRE-EMERGENT LITERACY This is an in-depth study of the development of literacy instruction in early childhood education. Students will study the research which focuses on oral language development and its role as the foundation for literacy. Students will study phonological awareness, print awareness, and early reading and writing skills. Long-term plans for supporting the literacy development of young children will be developed using multi-level and culturally responsive approaches. These plan will include literacy-rich environments, play-settings, and opportunities for the young child to engage in developmentally appropriate talking, reading, and writing experiences which will include Read Alouds, Shared Reading, Independent Reading, Shared/Interactive Writing, and Independent Writing. Students will be exposed to high quality children’s literature including a variety of genres. Current preschool programs will be studied and emphasis will be placed on the homeschool connection. New York Early Learning Standards will be introduced for early literacy
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