Language Arts and Reading Courses for PreK-2Language Arts and Reading Courses for PreK-2
LRD 920: Finding The Balance In Early Literacy combines current research, guiding documents, classroom practice and teacher-to-teacher networking to help each student construct their own philosophy toward the teaching of reading and early literacy in grades K-1. You, the student, will access a website created specifically for this course and complete a series of interactive, online activities that will guide you through the four course modules.
Credit Fees and Materials Fees The Language Arts course listed below is a 3 unit course. Fees are $88.00 per unit or $264.00 for the three units. Materials fees are an additional $75.00. Course materials include various manipulatives, center learning games, text books, teacher's guides, and more. This course is offered in two different formats. Online and Traditional. The Online version requires an additional $50.00 fee to cover various technology costs to the university. The online version offers access to current research and articles from experts in the field to give you instant access to your required readings. The traditional format requires you to access these articles on your own and thus saves you the extra $50.00 fee. Please contact the University or course instructor, Carol Gossett for more clarification if needed.
The Guiding Document Module directs you to the most current national documents on the teaching of reading. You will be directed to websites where you can either read the documents online, download them, or order copies for your library.
The Current Research Module focuses on the educational research resources available on the World Wide Web. You will access online libraries, news sources, professional organizations, and more. Your course readings will be accessed online.
The Classroom Practice Module offers you a classroom unit format for applying the research and guiding documents to your curriculum. The unit will be mailed to you in black-line format with lesson plans for your classroom reading program. Throughout the unit, references and direct connections to current research are made to the publication, Classrooms That Work, They Can All Read & Writeby Patricia M. Cunningham and Richard L. Allington.
The Teacher-To-Teacher Module is a discussion group format for students to network with others who are currently taking the class. All students will receive the publication, Classrooms That Work, They Can All Read & Write. The book, the research, guiding documents, and the classroom practice unit will be discussed through the online discussion group. Each member of the class will be encouraged to "think outloud" and to interact with fellow classmates and the instructor online.
Note: You must have access to a functional online account that supports e-mail and World Wide Web access. You should plan on spending a minimum of 45 hours committed to your work online and your work offline as you complete the course.
Open enrollment:You may enroll at any time and will have one year to complete the course; Work at your own pace with the support of an online instructor.
Tuition (3 units @$88.00 per unit):$264.00
Technology and Materials Fees:$125.00
Total Amount Due:$389.00
OR if enrolling in traditional format Total Amount Due:$339.00
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Fresno Pacific University