This course contains NCATE Key Program Assessments which are attached below this text box. The course catalog description is included here.

EDUC 551

Language Arts in Childhood and Early Childhood Education

This course examines research-based knowledge of language learning and its influence on listening, speaking, reading, writing, and nonverbal communication. Emphasizes techniques and theoretical frameworks for building a solid literacy curriculum and adopting a variety of instructional practices: Diagnostic and reading comprehension assessments, guided reading strategies, writing and reading workshop models, integrated visual and performing arts, and reading and writing in the content areas. Early literacy acquisition is also a focus including emergent literacy, phonemic awareness, word study, and invented spelling.

Ten hours of fieldwork are required. 3 credits.

NCATE KEY PROGRAM ASSESSMENT #3: LESSON PLAN COLLECTION

Summary:

The Lesson Plan Collection addresses NCATE Key Program Assessment #3 and NAEYC Standards 1c, 3a, 3b, 3c, 3d, 4a, 4b, 4c, 5a, 5b, 5c and ACEI Standards 1.0, 2.1, 2.2., 2.3, 2.4, 2.5, 3.1, 3.2, 3.3, 3.4, 3.5, 4.0. This assessment is to be completed before student teaching. The collection will represent various content areas, involve both group and individual planning, and include various pedagogical approaches.

For a full description of the assessment, see the attachment below.

As you submit your work, please be cautious to avoid the following scenarios:

• Do not forget to Submit your work after you Attach it. It is a two-step process – Attach then Submit. Changes can be made before you Submit; however, after submitting, the placeholder is locked.
• Remember to Attach all files to Submit the first time. Upon submission, the placeholder is locked, and can only be unlocked by having the faculty Evaluator return the submission to you for revision and resubmission.
• If you submitted files to the wrong placeholder, or submitted the wrong file to the proper placeholder, it will still require the faculty Evaluator to return the submission.
• If there are two or more placeholders with the same name, generally one is an older requirement and one is a newer. In all cases the lower (or second, third) placeholder is the newer requirement, so please use that lower one. In many cases, the system has been altered to exclude the older requirements from your view of TaskStream; however, some exceptions may prevent this from happening. For further detail, please click on the requirement and look at the description. The effective date should be listed. For example, requirements may include “In use effective Fall 2013” or something similar.

You are responsible for documenting your fieldwork. Use the following instructions to submit the form via the ePortfolio.
 

1. At the lower right, click on Complete Form.
2. Complete all required fields. Note: If you do not have all of the required information, you can Save and Return to finish the Form at a later date; however, do not click Submit Work until the Form is completed in its entirety.
3. Once entirely complete click Save and Return.
4. Click on the Scores/Results tab, scroll down to find the completed Form, then click on Submit Work. Follow any subsequent instructions.

As you submit your work, please be cautious to avoid the following scenarios:

• Do not forget to Submit your work after you Attach it. It is a two-step process – Attach then Submit. Changes can be made before you Submit; however, after submitting, the placeholder is locked.
• Remember to Attach all files to Submit the first time. Upon submission, the placeholder is locked, and can only be unlocked by having the faculty Evaluator return the submission to you for revision and resubmission.
• If you submitted files to the wrong placeholder, or submitted the wrong file to the proper placeholder, it will still require the faculty Evaluator to return the submission.
• If there are two or more placeholders with the same name, generally one is an older requirement and one is a newer. In all cases the lower (or second, third) placeholder is the newer requirement, so please use that lower one. In many cases, the system has been altered to exclude the older requirements from your view of TaskStream; however, some exceptions may prevent this from happening. For further detail, please click on the requirement and look at the description. The effective date should be listed. For example, requirements may include “In use effective Fall 2013” or something similar.