MED 432 - Communication Arts and Literature Methods: Middle School

3 Credits
FALL

A study of the purposes, methods, planning, instruction, and evaluation techniques for teaching in middle school classrooms. The course provides new research, strategies, and philosophies to best meet the needs of young adolescents. A corresponding clinical field experience augments classroom readings, discussions, and activities. An emphasis is placed on developmentally appropriate practices, reading across the curriculum, diverse student needs, and multilingual learners. Clinical field experience in an approved site is required [MED 430C].

This course provides teacher candidates with the educational theory, organizational structure, and instructional strategies central to middle school communication arts and literature education. Students write lesson plans and assessments using Minnesota Communication Arts and Literature standards. Instruction will focus on research-based teaching practices for communication arts and literature content including reading, writing, speaking, viewing, listening and media literacy, and language strands. vocabulary acquisition, developing literacy skills, and the developmental, cultural, and linguistic differences in readers.

Offered alternate years (odd)

Prerequisite: Admission to the Teacher Education Department

Corequisite: MED 430C