Akera Phillip’s Profile

This course is de­signed to de­velop prac­ti­cal and ev­i­dence-based knowl­edge for teach­ing lit­er­acy and en­able stu­dents to demon­strate com­pe­ten­cies teach­ing young chil­dren. It re­quires su­per­vised par­tic­i­pa­tion in an as­signed early child­hood ed­u­ca­tion set­ting and at­ten­dance at a weekly sem­i­nar. Stu­dents will ex­plore prin­ci­ples, meth­ods, and ma­te­ri­als for teach­ing emer­gent lit­er­acy within a de­vel­op­men­tally ap­pro­pri­ate, in­ter­dis­ci­pli­nary and cul­tur­ally re­spon­sive cur­ricu­lum. Cur­rent re­search re­gard­ing speak­ing, lis­ten­ing, read­ing and writ­ing ex­pe­ri­ences of young chil­dren will be crit­i­cally ex­am­ined. Prac­ti­cal class­room ex­pe­ri­ences will pro­vide op­por­tu­ni­ties for stu­dents to make con­nec­tions be­tween the­ory and prac­tice, de­velop pro­fes­sional be­hav­ior work­ing with young chil­dren and their fam­i­lies, and build a com­pre­hen­sive un­der­stand­ing of bal­anced lit­er­acy in early child­hood class­rooms. Stu­dents will de­sign, im­ple­ment and eval­u­ate ac­tiv­ity-based lit­er­acy learn­ing ex­pe­ri­ences for young chil­dren with di­verse learn­ing styles and needs, with strong em­pha­sis on child cen­tered, play-ori­ented ap­proaches to teach­ing, learn­ing and as­sess­ment, and knowl­edge of cur­ricu­lum con­tent areas.

This course is designed to develop practical and evidence-based knowledge for teaching literacy and enable students to demonstrate competencies teaching young children. It requires supervised participation in an assigned early childhood education setting and attendance at a weekly seminar. Students will explore principles, methods, and materials for teaching emergent literacy within a developmentally appropriate, interdisciplinary and culturally responsive curriculum. Current research regarding speaking, listening, reading and writing experiences of young children will be critically examined. Practical classroom experiences will provide opportunities for students to make connections between theory and practice, develop professional behavior working with young children and their families, and build a comprehensive understanding of balanced literacy in early childhood classrooms. Students will design, implement and evaluate activity-based literacy learning experiences for young children with diverse learning styles and needs, with strong emphasis on child centered, play-oriented approaches to teaching, learning and assessment, and knowledge of curriculum content areas.

This is the course site for SP­N210 with Pro­fes­sor Lo­mask. Este es la página web del curso SP­N210 con la pro­fe­sora Lo­mask.

This is the course site for SPN210 with Professor Lomask. Este es la página web del curso SPN210 con la profesora Lomask.

Stu­dents com­plete the re­quired 15 hours of field­work for ECE 110 by en­rolling, at­tend­ing and par­tic­i­pat­ing in this field­work sem­i­nar. The field­work sem­i­nar will meet two hours a week at our en­rolled day/time/lo­ca­tion for the first eight weeks of the se­mes­ter. The ECE 110 field­work sem­i­nar is graded pass/fail based on at­ten­dance and par­tic­i­pa­tion in re­quired class ac­tiv­i­ties. Any stu­dent who fails the field­work sem­i­nar AU­TO­MAT­I­CALLY fails the en­tire ECE 110 course, re­gard­less of your earned grade in the lec­ture por­tion of ECE 110. At the end of this sem­i­nar, your in­struc­tor will com­plete a pass/fail form. YOU are re­spon­si­ble for giv­ing this form to your ECE 110 lec­ture in­struc­tor to en­sure that your com­ple­tion of the sem­i­nar por­tion of ECE 110 is recorded.

Students complete the required 15 hours of fieldwork for ECE 110 by enrolling, attending and participating in this fieldwork seminar. The fieldwork seminar will meet two hours a week at our enrolled day/time/location for the first eight weeks of the semester. The ECE 110 fieldwork seminar is graded pass/fail based on attendance and participation in required class activities. Any student who fails the fieldwork seminar AUTOMATICALLY fails the entire ECE 110 course, regardless of your earned grade in the lecture portion of ECE 110. At the end of this seminar, your instructor will complete a pass/fail form. YOU are responsible for giving this form to your ECE 110 lecture instructor to ensure that your completion of the seminar portion of ECE 110 is recorded.