Elementary (K-8) Curriculum, Instruction & Assessment: English Language Arts 2

3 credits · Undergraduate

(4 hrs Lecture) This course introduces pre-service teachers to the theoretical foundations, instructional approaches, and assessment techniques relevant to the teaching of the English Language Arts at the middle-year level within the context of the Manitoba Education Curriculum Framework. The nature and development of the middle-years learner is emphasized, especially in its implications for learning and for planning for instruction. The course explores the six language arts, the basic content knowledge required to teach the middle-years program, meaningful pedagogy and instructional design, and text types, including extended texts.