EDEL 476 - Integrated Humanities at the Middle-level Grades

Description:
This course focuses on integrated instructional strategies and methods for working with middle-level (grades 4-9) students in the humanities (English, reading, social studies, history, civics, economics, and geography) content areas. EDEL 476 and ENG 476 are cross-listed; students may not receive credit for both.

Prerequisites:
Prerequisites: ENG 320 and admission to the teacher education or hold a valid Washington teaching certificate.

Credits: (5)

Learner Outcomes:
Upon successful completion of this course, the student will be able to:

Utilize Reading and Language Arts theories and research related to communication through reading, writing, speaking, listening, viewing and thinking.
Align reading skills through the learning progressions to state and national standards.
Curriculum development of student integration projects that Incorporates literature, language arts, and social studies (history, geology, economics, civics, and social studies).
Integrate literacy experiences in all learning environments.
Develop learning progressions that utilizes meta-cognition reading strategies.
Utilize current standards and the essential components of reading fluency, phonics, vocabulary and comprehension as they apply to the humanities for the young adolescent.

Learner Outcomes Approval Date:
1/17/13

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