This course will examine elementary English Language Arts (listening, speaking, reading, writing, viewing and representing) with a focus on major instructional approaches and classroom ELA resources including an introduction to Indigenous authors; assessment and instruction of reading and writing; and the resulting importance of considerations of interdisciplinarity and diverse knowledges in curriculum-making and pedagogy. This introductory ELA course addresses three of the six semester hours required by the Saskatchewan Professional Teachers Regulatory Board (SPTRB) related to reading and language methodology content for elementary teacher candidates. Weekly hours: 2 Lecture hours and 1 Seminar/Discussion hoursPrerequisite(s) or Corequisite(s): Students pursuing the B.Ed. Direct Entry Program must complete EFDT 101.3; ECUR 163.3 or ECUR 164.3 or ECUR 165.3; EFDT 265.3 or ECUR 265.3; EPSE 202.3. Note: Students with credit for EDUC 309.3; EDUC 498.3: Mathematics and English Language Arts in the Elementary Classroom II; or ECUR 370.3 will not receive credit for this course.
This course will examine elementary English Language Arts (listening, speaking, reading, writing, viewing and representing) with a focus on major instructional approaches and classroom ELA resources including an introduction to Indigenous authors; assessment and instruction of reading and writing; and the resulting importance of considerations of interdisciplinarity and diverse knowledges in curriculum-making and pedagogy. This introductory ELA course addresses three of the six semester hours required by the Saskatchewan Professional Teachers Regulatory Board (SPTRB) related to reading and language methodology content for elementary teacher candidates. Weekly hours: 2 Lecture hours and 1 Seminar/Discussion hoursPrerequisite(s) or Corequisite(s): Students pursuing the B.Ed. Direct Entry Program must complete EFDT 101.3; ECUR 163.3 or ECUR 164.3 or ECUR 165.3; EFDT 265.3 or ECUR 265.3; EPSE 202.3. Note: Students with credit for EDUC 309.3; EDUC 498.3: Mathematics and English Language Arts in the Elementary Classroom II; or ECUR 370.3 will not receive credit for this course.
