2017-2018 Graduate Catalog 
    
    Nov 21, 2024  
2017-2018 Graduate Catalog [ARCHIVED CATALOG]

EDUC 0504 - Teaching Writing PreK-6


Credits: 3

This course will focus on teaching writing of all discourse styles including personal narrative, creative writing, argument, information/explanatory texts, and poetry for early childhood and elementary populations including English language learners and students with exceptional learning needs. It will emphasize the competencies for grades PreK-6 included in the Massachusetts Common Core State Standards (CCSS) and best teaching and assessment practices. Students will have the opportunity to apply learning with PreK-6 students in an apprenticeship linked to the course or to apply learning to students’ authentic writing samples.

Prerequisites: EDUC 0505
Corequisite: EDUC 0505
(Elective)