EDUC 4031
Curriculum and Instruction in Language Arts (Primary-Junior), Part 1
Fall 2015 (2015–2016 academic year)
Topics
- Language and literacy development
- Balanced literacy
- Reading and writing processes
- Phonemic awareness and phonics
- Media and critical literacy
- Planning, assessment and differentiated instruction
Readings
- Required: Ministry of Education and Training (2006). The Ontario Curriculum Grade 1–8: Language.
- Required: Ministry of Education and Training (2010). The Full-Day Early Learning—Kindergarten Program 2010–2011 (Draft).
- Required: Ministry of Education and Training (2003). A Guide to Effective Instruction in Reading: Kindergarten to Grade 3.
- Required: Ministry of Education and Training (2005). A Guide to Effective Instruction in Writing: Kindergarten to Grade 3, including Appendices.
- Required: Ministry of Education and Training (2006). A Guide to Effective Literacy Instruction Grades 4–6, Volumes 1–7.
- Required: Ministry of Education and Training (2004). Me Read? No Way!
- Required: Ministry of Education and Training (2009). Me Read? And How!
Sources
- Course catalogue ↗2026–2027
- syllabus ↗Fall 2015 (2015–2016 academic year)
- No textbook purchase is required; Ministry curriculum and support documents are required readings.; This is the fall outline within 2015–2016; a separate winter outline was to be distributed.