INCH 390 - Literacy, Language Arts, and Social Studies

This course combines a study of the function, organization, and integration of the intermediate-level language arts and social studies curricula with a survey of current teaching resources and research-based strategies to address the learning strengths and needs of diverse learners in literacy, language arts and social studies. Pre-service teacher candidates will study the development of competencies in literacy, language arts and social studies concepts and skills through a learner-centered approach, with an emphasis on inquiry methods. In addition, pre-service teacher candidates will develop skills to implement informative assessments in literacy, language arts and social studies instruction. The integration of technology is an integral component of this course. Must be taken concurrently with INCH 380. Course is taught in an elementary school and 60 total hours of field work are required. Course Codes: AFL. Prerequisites: INCH*310, INCH*320. Corequisite: INCH*380. 4 hours/week of field work in site location in addition to class. Must be accepted in the Inclusive Early Childhood/Childhood Education major to register for this course. Allow for 30 minutes travel time from the Nazareth campus; students provide their own transportation. Course meets on campus for the first week of the semester, then at a site based location for the rest of the semester.

Prerequisites & Notes
Course Codes: AFL. Prerequisites: INCH*310, INCH*320. Corequisite: INCH*380. 4 hours/week of field work in site location in addition to class. Must be accepted in the Inclusive Early Childhood/Childhood Education major to register for this course. Allow for 30 minutes travel time from the Nazareth campus; students provide their own transportation. Course meets on campus for the first week of the semester, then at a site based location for the rest of the semester. Term cycle: spring. Yearly cycle: all years.

Credits: 3