LAE 3326C - Middle Grades Practicum II: Literature

4 credits
Prerequisites: ENC 1101 , ENC 1102 , 3 credits of college level mathematics, EDM 3230 or EDG 3620 , EDG 3410 , EDG 4004 , all with a grade of “C” or better
Required: This course requires 35 hours of practicum in a 5-9 classroom setting over a minimum of eight weeks.

This course is designed to prepare teacher candidates to teach literature in grades 5-9. Teacher candidates will use standard-based instruction to design lessons with literature as a centerpiece for developing the five strands of the language arts. Reader Response theory, Socratic seminars, and Reading workshop methodology will be explored. This course requires thirty-five hours of practicum in a middle grades (5-9) classroom setting.