RE-217
CHILDREN’S LITERATURE AND
STORYTELLING (3 CR.)
Acquaints students with the wide
range of literature for children and
with criteria for judging quality in
making book selections for classroom
use. Students will demonstrate
abilities in using a variety of
effective methods for sharing and
responding to literature and for
integrating literature throughout
the curriculum. Includes a
technology component and an emphasis
on integrating the use of
multiethnic literature throughout
the curriculum.
RE-290 DIRECTED STUDY
IN READING (1-12 CR.)
RE-291 WORKSHOP
IN READING (1-12 CR.)
RE-292 SPECIAL
TOPICS IN READING (1-3 CR.)
RE-295
PRACTICUM IN READING (1-12 CR.)
RE-296
COOPERATIVE EDUCATION IN READING
(1-12 CR.)
RE-299 RESEARCH
ASSISTANTSHIP (1-12 CR.)
RE-301
PSYCHOLINGUISTICS AND READING (3
CR.)
Enhances students’ understanding of
language structure, human language
acquisition, and literacy
development. Includes an elementary
classroom practicum that is designed
to help students observe children’s
indicators of literacy as they
interact with multimedia computer
programs.
RE-303 EMERGENT
LITERACY (3 CR.)
Examines methods of literacy
instruction appropriate for use with
young children at various
developmental stages. Methods
examined reflect current theory and
research and emphasize the
importance of graphophonic,
syntactic, and semantic cueing
systems in the reading process.
Students will have direct
involvement with children in
elementary classrooms as they
observe and practice a variety of
instructional methods.
RE-319 FIELD
EXPERIENCE IN EDUCATION I (1 CR.)
Provides a meaningful,
intermediate-level (pre-internship)
field experience for students
preparing to be teachers.
Pre-requisite: Admission into the
elementary teacher education
program.
Co-requisite: RE/SE 320
RE-320
UNDERSTANDING THE LITERACY PROCESSES
(3 CR.)
Develops students’ theoretical
understanding of the processes of
literacy learning. Implications for
meaningful instruction for academic
and culturally diverse learners are
explored. Pre-requisite: Admission
to the Elementary Teacher Education
Program.
Co-requisite: RE 319. Cross-listed
with SE 320.
RE-324
ASSESSMENT OF LITERACY DEVELOPMENT
(3 CR.)
Develops students’ abilities in
assessing the reading and writing
skills of K-12 students. Emphasis is
placed on 1) the importance of
aligning assessment with current
views of literacy learning theory,
and the goals of state/district
curricula; 2) the role of assessment
in determining students’ strengths
and weaknesses so that sound
instructional decisions can be made
in helping students develop
strategies that increase their
effectiveness as readers and
writers, 3) the development of
assessment strategies that meet the
needs of students from diverse
populations, and 4) the connection
between technology and literacy
growth. Pre-requisite: Admission to
the Elementary Teacher Education
Program and successful completion of
RE/SE 320.
Co-requisite: RE/SE 325.
Cross-listed with SE 324.
RE-325 FIELD
EXPERIENCE II (1 CR.)
Students will demonstrate the
ability to utilize assessment
strategies presented and practiced
in RE/SE 324-Assessment of Literacy
Development in elementary classroom
settings. Concurrent enrollment in
RE/SE 324. Pre-requisite: Admission
to the Elementary Teacher Education
Program. Co-requisite: RE/SE 324.
Cross-listed with SE 325.
RE-335 YOUNG
ADULT LITERATURE (2 CR.)
Acquaints students with criteria for
selecting quality literature for
adolescents, and ways of promoting
and incorporating quality literature
into school curriculum. Review
literary elements such as
characterization, plot, point of
view, etc. Also addresses issues
such as censorship, multicultural
perspectives, bias, etc.
Cross-listed with ENGL 335.
RE-390 DIRECTED
STUDY IN READING (1-12 CR.)
RE-392 SPECIAL
TOPICS IN READING (1-12 CR.)
RE-399 RESEARCH
ASSISTANTSHIP (1-12 CR.)
RE-401 PHONEMIC
AWARENESS AND PHONICS SEMINAR (1
CR.)
This seminar will provide
undergraduate college students with
information about the basic sound
structure of the English language,
including phonological and phonemic
awareness, phonics, and morphology.
Current research regarding best
teaching practices will be included.
Information presented in the course
will help prepare students for
Strand I of the Idaho Comprehensive
Literacy Assessment which all
elementary education students
graduating after September 2002 must
pass to become certified. This
seminar does not replace Strand I,
Language Structure and Literacy
Instruction, of the RE 470/471,
Idaho Comprehensive Literacy Course
that is designed for certified
teachers.
RE-422 READING
IN THE CONTENT AREA K-12 (3 CR.)
Taught from a multicultural
perspective, this course emphasizes
the teaching of content using
literacy strategies in classes at
the intermediate, middle, and
secondary levels. Focuses on
practical ways to help students
increase comprehension when reading
content materials.
RE-440 CURRENT
ISSUES IN READING (3 CR.)
Exposes students to various
perspectives on current issues in
reading. Additionally, they will
learn to evaluate reading research
and relate findings to instructional
practice. Issues will be examined
for theoretical, research and
instructional perspectives as they
may impact upon professional
development and development of
reading programs in the schools.
RE-470 IDAHO
COMPREHENSIVE LITERACY COURSE (3
CR.)
This course is designed to meet the
intent of the Idaho Code #33-1207A
which requires all in-service
teachers in Idaho K - 8 to take a
3-credit course in reading in order
to recertify. This course has been
approved by the State Department of
Education. It addresses the three
standards and is geared for K
through grade 8 teachers and
principals. The three standards that
will be covered in this course are
(1) Language Structure and Literacy
Instruction, (2) Comprehension
Research and Best Practices, and (3)
Assessment and Intervention.
RE-471 IDAHO
COMPREHENSIVE LITERACY COURSE
STANDARD I (1 CR.)
This course is designed to meet the
intent of the Idaho Code #33-1207A
which requires all in-service
teachers in Idaho K - 8 to take a
3-credit course in reading in order
to recertify. This course has been
approved by the State Department of
Education. RE 471 addresses the
first standard - Language Structure
and Literacy Instruction.
RE-472 IDAHO
COMPREHENSIVE LITERACY COURSE
STANDARD II (1 CR.)
This course is designed to meet the
intent of the Idaho Code #33-1207A
which requires all in-service
teachers in Idaho K - 8 to take a
3-credit course in reading in order
to recertify. This course has been
approved by the State Department of
Education. RE 472 addresses the
second standard -Comprehension
Research and Best Practices.
RE-473 IDAHO
COMPREHENSIVE LITERACY COURSE
STANDARD III (1 CR.)
This course is designed to meet the
intent of the Idaho Code #33-1207A
which requires all in-service
teachers in Idaho K - 8 to take a
3-credit course in reading in order
to recertify. This course has been
approved by the State Department of
Education. RE 473 addresses the
third standard -Assessment and
Intervention.
RE-490 DIRECTED
STUDY IN READING (1-12 CR.)
RE-491 WORKSHOP
IN READING (1-12 CR.)
RE-492 SPECIAL
TOPICS IN READING (1-12 CR.)
RE-495
PRACTICUM IN READING (1-12 CR.)
RE-496
COOPERATIVE EDUCATION IN READING
(1-12 CR.)
RE-499 RESEARCH
ASSISTANTSHIP (1-12 CR.) |