"B" (3.00) or better for the courses completed
as part of the Reading Specialist Certification
Program. Students must not earn more than 6
semester hours of credit with a grade of "C". In
addition, a student must satisfactorily com-
plete a written comprehensive examination
covering the coursework of the program. It is
each student's responsibility to schedule this
examination through the director of graduate
reading programs.
**A double asterisk for a graduate course title indi-
cates the course was designed for majors only.
Elementary Education
Courses
ELED503
SPECIAL TOPICS IN
ELEMENTARY
EDUCATION
1 or 3 sem. hrs.
This course provides opportunity for an in-
depth study of a specific topic in Elementary
Education.
ELED505
READING AND THE
ATYPICAL CHILD
3 sem. hrs.
This course explores physical and mental
problems that may hinder a child's progress in
reading. An overview of the prospective prob-
lems affecting atypical children is presented
with suggested ways of dealing with reading
difficulties.
ELED508
READING INSTITUTE
1 or 3 sem. hrs.
This course is designed to meet the needs of
non-reading majors who wish to study and
investigate special areas of interest related to
the field of reading. Specific topics for study
and investigation will be determined by the
students participating in the Reading Institute.
Members of the reading faculty and other fac-
ulty will be utilized to develop the specific
topics to be considered.
(A maximum of six-semester hours of credit in
this course may be used to meet the minimum
requirements for the Master's Degree in Ele-
mentary Education.)
ELED510
READING FOR ADULT
BASIC EDUCATION
3 sem. hrs.
The purpose of this course is to prepare the
reading specialist or other interested persons
to work with undereducated or functionally
illiterate adults in the development of basic or
survival reading skills.
ELED511
STORYTELLING AND
LITERATURE IN EARLY
CHILDHOOD EDUCATION
3 sem. hrs.
This course teaches theories and techniques of
storytelling, including in-depth study of print-
ed and non-printed materials appropriate for
preschool, kindergarten, and primary grade
children. It studies children, literature, and
material selection, and ways of fostering read-
ing and enjoying literature, and includes con-
structing storytelling devices to develop story
programs around central themes. Prerequisite:
ELED320 Children's Literature or ELED216
Methods in Language Arts. Those who have
taken ELED586.55 may not take ELED511
for credit.
ELED521
READING IN THE MIDDLE
GRADES
3 sem. hrs.
This course is designed particularly for ele-
mentary education majors who wish to extend
their concentration to the intermediate (mid-
dle) level grades. It will be oriented toward
teaching of reading in the context of different
content areas, the various work and study
skills needed, and the specific reading prob-
lems that relate to individual subjects. Prereq-
uisite: ELED302.
ELED526
MICROCOMPUTERS IN
EDUCATION I
3 sem. hrs.
This course examines the development of the
computer and its inclusion into our education-
al system. Students learn to use contemporary
computer hardware, peripherals and software.
Classroom applications of the microcomputer
and educational courseware is emphasized.
ELED527
EDUCATIONAL
TECHNOLOGY CLINIC I
3 sem. hrs.
This course provides students with an opportu-
nity to develop and refine teaching strategies
using microcomputers and educational tech-
nology. Current applications of educational
hardware and software are applied in a tutori-
al situation with elementary children.
ELED578
DYNAMICS OF
PRESCHOOL EDUCATION
3 sem. hrs.
This course is designed for both undergraduate
and graduate students interested in exploring
the dynamics of preschool education in a day
care setting. General goals, functions, purpos-
es, and objectives of preschool education will
be examined in terms of various societal,
learner, and cognitive variables. Various kinds
of preschool programs will be investigated.
Students will have opportunities to work with
children in The Early Learning Laboratory of
the Miller Research/Learning Center.
ELED580
ASSESSMENT AND
EVALUATION IN EARLY
CHILDHOOD
3 sem. hrs.
This course identifies appropriate assessment
strategies used to evaluate cognitive, physical,
and psychosocial development of young chil-
dren and considers implications for curriculum
planning. It explores issues in assessment. Pre-
requisite: ELED275, ELED380 or permission
of instructor.
ELED586
COMPARATIVE STUDIES
IN EDUCATION U.S. AND
ITALY
3 sem. hrs.
This course investigates the effect of culture
on education, as the schools of any nation are
linked to its culture. It covers the influences of
political, economic, and social systems from a
structural-functional theoretical perspective
and compares specifically the educational sys-
tems in the United States and in Italy.
ELED587 SPECIAL TOPICS
1 or 3 sem. hrs.
Special topics will be offered each semester.
The course offerings each semester can be
found in the current university schedule. This
course provides for an in-depth study of a spe-
cific topic concerning Elementary Education.
ELED587.660 ELEMENTARY AND
MIDDLE SCHOOL
CURRICULUM: A
COMPARISONOF
BRITISH AND U.S.
SCHOOLS
3 sem. hrs.
Taught in England, this course explores cur-
rent curriculum issues and the nature and
scope of curriculum improvement and devel-
opment in British and American elementary
schools. It analyzes curriculum concepts, prin-
ciples, and organizational patterns; examines
the influences of curriculum foundations; and
addresses organizational strategies for curricu-
lum innovation and improvement. Not open to
those who had ELED786.
ELED588
COMPARATIVE STUDIES
IN EDUCATION U.S. AND
PAKISTAN
3 sem. hrs.
This course investigates the effect of culture
on education, as the schools of any nation are
linked to its culture. The influences of politi-
cal, economic, and social systems are studied
from a structural-functional theoretical per-
spective. Specifically, the course focuses on a
comparison of the educational systems in the
United States of America and Pakistan. This
course will be taught only in Pakistan.
ELED617
IMPROVEMENT OF
INSTRUCTION IN
LANGUAGE ARTS
3 sem. hrs.
This course is designed to give students an
opportunity to examine past and present tech-
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