University of Arkansas
College of Education and Health Professions
Curriculum and Instruction
Spring 2005
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Program Affiliation:
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Childhood Education
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Course Number and Title:
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CIED 3263
Language Development for Educators
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Catalog Description:
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Nature of speech-language development in preschool and school-aged children, including cognitive prerequisites, social contexts, and relationships between language acquisition and literacy. Language differences (dialectal, bilingual, ELL) and speech-language disorders are explored. The role of the educator in facilitating language acquisition is emphasized.
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Prerequisites / Co-requisites:
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None
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Required Text:
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Narmore, R. C. & Hopper, R. (1997). Children learning language: A practical introduction to communication development (3rd ed). San Diego: Singular Publishing Group.
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Instructor:
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Freddie Bowles
Peabody Hall 115
Office: 575-2667
Main Office: 575-4209
fbowles@uark.edu
Website: Planet Gnosis
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Class Time:
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MW Section 001 2:30-3:50 PEAH 204
T/Th Section 002 2:00-3:20 PEAH 307
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Office Hours:
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Wednesday 12:00-2:00 p.m.
Tuesday and Thursday: 12:00-2:00
Also by appointment
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Goals:
The goal of the course is to provide classroom teachers with information concerning childhood language learning. In addition, they will learn ways to adapt the learning environment to encourage language and literacy development.
Competencies:
Upon completion of this course, students will be able to:
describe the normal processes of language hearing and speaking,
trace the development of language from infancy to adulthood,
identify the characteristics of common communication disorders,
discuss needs of and possible interventions for students with communication disorders,
increase student awareness of the needs of students learning and acquiring a second (or other) language,
develop an understanding of language diversity, and
recognize the relationship between speech and literacy.
Class Structure:
In an effort to construct meaning for this course, students will have an active, responsible role in creating the class structure. It is this instructor's belief that students will acquire greater knowledge of the subject if they have meaningful input in the organization of the class, the kinds of activities that motivate them, and the value of the assessments that evolve from their planning. To reflect the current paradigm regarding the ability of all learners to be successful, the instructor has created this experiment in "democracy education."
With that in mind, the first two weeks of class are devoted to building a community of learners who respond to the guidance of the instructor in creating an optimal learning environment.
Together, students and instructor will devise a calendar for the remaining thirteen weeks that include a time schedule to cover the required material, a list of activities that the students have requested to enhance their learning, and a homework/test component that reflects their learning styles, intelligences, and assessment decisions. A list of rules and procedures will also be established. The instructor will contribute several choices of authentic assessment tools to measure acquired knowledge.
Required Material:
The course textbook, Children Learning Language.
Student observations (S. Garland St. Head Start?)
Required Activity:
Reading groups for chapters
Choice Activities:
Group projects
Individual EDOK presentations
Video presentations and summaries
Other?
Required Assessment:
Final Exam
Field Observation Journal for class observations at Head Start
Reading groups
Choice Assessment
(homework and tests):
Chapter reflections
Reading group
Chapter quizzes
Mid-term test
EDOK reports
Group projects
EDOK presentations
Video presentations and summaries
Grading:
How often, how much, and what kind?
There are two kinds of assessment: formative and summative. Formative assessment monitors student progress so that the instructor can adjust learning activities. Formative assessment promotes good learning, de-emphasizes competitiveness, and has a positive impact on self-efficacy. Formative assessment allows for revision. The formative assessments will depend on your choices of activities, homework, and tests. Summative assessment measures what students have learned at the end of an activity. You will have two summative assessments: a final exam of your choice and the field observation journal. The reading group assessment can be formative or summative. You will also decide if you would like more summative assessments. In addition, you will help me determine how much these assessments are worth.
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90-100
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A
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80-89
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B
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70-79
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C
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60-69
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D
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59 and below
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F
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Please keep all papers and grades
and bring them with you to conferences.
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Academic Honesty:
Academic honesty involves acts, which subvert or compromise the integrity of the educational process at the University of Arkansas. Included is an act by which a student gains or attempts to gain an academic advantage for himself or herself or another by misrepresenting his or her or another's work or by interfering with the completion, submission, or evaluation of work.
The application of the University of Arkansas Academic Honesty Policy, as stated on
in the 2004-2005 Undergraduate Studies Catalog, will be fully adhered to
in this course. Grades and degrees earned by dishonest means devalue those earned by
all students; therefore, it is important that students are aware of the University of
Arkansas Academic Honesty Policy. Academic dishonesty involves acts, which may
subvert or compromise the integrity of the educational process.
*This is the next step toward THE One World Language.
Step Sixteen: *Your dangling participle injected with botox.
Planet Gnosis is ruled by Freddie A. Bowles, a professional educator and fellow at the Department of Curriculum and Instruction, the University of Arkansas at Fayetteville. An independent entity in the CornDancer consortium of planets, Planet Gnosis is dedicated to the exploration of education and teaching. CornDancer is a developmental website for the mind and spirit maintained by webmistress Freddie A. Bowles of the Planet Earth. Submissions are invited.
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