T & Th &     Vance 006

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Saturday PC LAB MARCUS WHITE

BRING ID  (9-1) JUNE 14 & 21

Course Description:

Design and application of purposeful and effective language strategies in the use of spoken, written and visual language within the context of a linguistically and culturally diverse classroom. Use a wide range of literature, technological and informational resources, and strategies across multiple sign systems.

In Support of Students with Disabilities
Any student who feels s/he may need an accommodation based on the impact of a disability should contact me privately to discuss your specific needs.  I will need a copy of the accommodation letter from Student Disability Services in order to arrange your class accommodations.  Contact Student Disability Services, Room 241, Copernicus Hall, if you are not already registered with them.  Student Disability Services maintains the confidential documentation of your disability and assists you in coordinating reasonable accommodations with your faculty.

Required Readings:

     The Story of a Seagull and the Cat who Taught Her How To Fly by Luis Sepulveda

      Mama Tomcat's Flying School by Spring Hermann

      Designated websites on Course Outline

      Designated websites on Seagull and Cat Cyberlesson

       Articles to support Integrated Language Arts Unit (2 on teaching writing, 2 articles on the actual content)

     (can be obtained at EBSCO Host http://csulib.ctstateu.edu/validate/http:%2F%2F0-search.epnet.com.csulib.ctstateu.edu:80%2Flogin.asp%3Fprofile%3Dweb

At this site you will use of your university ID (eight digit numbers on Blue Chip Card) and library pin. Directions to establish a library pin code for the first time are at this address: http://www.consuls.org/screens/faq_5.html

Course Objectives:

1.  To develop   curriculum in which students read a wide range of print and non-print texts in multiple sign systems to build an understanding of texts, of themselves, and of  cultures and the world; to acquire new information; to respond to the needs and demands of society and the workplace; and for personal fulfillment. Among these texts are fiction and nonfiction, classic and contemporary works. 2.1,2.2,2.3

2.  To develop and implement curriculum in which students apply a wide range of strategies to comprehend, interpret, evaluate, and appreciate texts in multiple sign systems. They draw on their prior experience, their interactions with other readers and writers, their knowledge of word meaning and of other texts, their word identification strategies, and their understanding of textual features (e.g., sound-letter correspondence, sentence structure, context, graphics).1.1,1.4, 2.1,2.2

3. To model and teach students to employ a wide range of strategies to communicate through use of multiple sign systems for different audiences and a variety of purposes. 2.1, 2.2,2.3,4.1,4.3,4.4

4.To model and teach students to apply knowledge of language structure, language conventions (e.g., spelling and punctuation), media techniques, figurative language, and genre to create, critique, and discuss print and non-print texts. 1.4,4.4. 4.1

5.  To provide opportunities for learners to conduct research on issues and interests by generating ideas and questions, and by posing problems. They gather, evaluate, and synthesize data from a variety of sources (e.g., print and non-print texts, artifacts, people, music, dance, drama) to communicate their discoveries in ways that suit their purpose and audience.2.2.2.3

6.  To provide learning opportunities for students to use a variety of technological and information resources (e.g., libraries, databases, computer networks, video, cd's, audio files) to gather and synthesize information and to create and communicate knowledge.2.2.2.3

7. To provide learning opportunities in which students use spoken, written, musical, kinesthetic,  and visual language to accomplish their own purposes (e.g., for learning, enjoyment, persuasion, and the exchange of information). 4.3,4.4