Examines the foundations in coordinated school health programs and teaches skills in integrating health into elementary schools.

Provides pre-service elementary teachers with theoretical foundations and practical skills necessary to become reflective professionals who can design and implement effective writing instruction for their students while developing their own skills in writing.

Co-requisites: EDEL 420, EDEL 459, SCED 475, and EDFE 130. Majors only. Juniors or Above. This course examines in-depth understanding of large student data assessments including effective practices, implementation, and ways to use data to improve teaching in the K-6 elementary school classrooms.

Prerequisite: 2.75 GPA, EDFE 110. Theory and practice in teaching reading and language arts in pre-kindergarten through grade three. Instructional strategies and learning environments that nurture emergent literacy, practical methods of assessment. 30 hours of field experience. May only be repeated 1 time.

Majors only (Urban Education). Prerequisites: 2.75 GPA, EDFE 110. Study of theory and practice, instructional strategies and learning environments in teaching reading and language arts in pre-kindergarten through grade three.

Prerequisite EDFE 110. 2.75 GPA required. Elementary teacher candidates will learn strategies and assessment techniques for instructing students in literacy at designated schools. Successful completion is required for teacher candidates prior to enrollment in Block I.