USF 1997-98 Undergraduate Catalog - Pages 169 - 171 | Course Descriptions |
The Childhood Education/Language Arts/Reading Education Department has the responsibility for the development and supervision of programs leading to the Bachelor of Science Degree in Early Childhood Education and Elementary Education.
Recommended prerequisites for admission to these programs include two American History courses, or one American History and one American National Government course. These courses may be taken as part of the general education requirement.
Admission is limited to fall and spring semesters.
Student may complete a (pilot) program to be eligible for licensure in Early Childhood Education Pre-Kindergarten/Primary (age 3 - Grade 3). The current program of studies includes both coursework and extensive field experiences in early childhood settings to enable students to integrate theory with teaching practice. Upon successful completion of the required courses and the associated internships, Early Childhood majors will be eligible to apply for certification in Pre-Kindergarten/Primary (age 3 - Grade 3). Please contact the Department of Childhood/Language Arts/Reading Education for sequence and course listing.
Students may complete a state-approved program to be eligible for certification in Elementary Education (Grades 1-6). Degree and certification requirements are subject to change. The current program of studies includes both coursework and extensive field experience in elementary school settings to enable students to integrate theory with teaching practice.
Early Childhood and Elementary majors will be assigned to a specified sequence of courses to be followed throughout the program enrollment. All internships and field experiences must be successfully completed as a member of an internship team under the supervision of a faculty team leader. Students who withdraw from or who have unsatisfactory grades in the field experiences or internships must petition the department Professional Standards Committee before they will be allowed to repeat the internships.
Students must have an overall USF GPA of 2.5 and a GPA of 2.5 in the combined Professional Core and teaching Specialization prior to final internship and graduation.
Elementary part-time students (students planning to take 9 hours or less per semester) must participate in a modified program schedule and plan to meet internship requirements associated with the programs. These requirements include being available to participate in the internships during regular school hours.
Requirements for the B.S. Degree (EDE):
General Education and Professional Education requirements are listed under Teacher Education Program.
The Elementary program also includes the following methods course in the Professional Education requirements: EDE 4301.
The major consists of 32 semester hours of elementary specialization courses as follows: ARE 4313, HLP 4722, LAE 4314, LAE 4414*, MUE 4210, MAE 4310, MAE 4326, RED 4310, RED 4511, SCE 4310, SSE 4313.
Students are advised that the Elementary Education specialization will require an enrollment of more than the traditional four semesters of the junior and senior years in order to complete the program specialization courses and the required sequence of internship.
*approved Liberal Arts Exit Requirement
Complete the A.A. degree at the community college. Some courses required for the major may also meet General Education Requirements thereby transferring maximum hours to the university. A minimum of 60 semester hours must be completed at the university unless prior approval is secured.
If students transfer without an A.A. degree and have fewer than 60 semester hours of acceptable credit, they must meet the university’s entering freshman requirements including ACT or SAT test scores, GPA, and course requirements.
Students must complete the prerequisite courses listed below prior to be admitted to the upper-division major. Students who do not complete these prerequisites can be admitted to the University, but not to the upper-division major. Unless stated otherwise, a grade of “C” is the minimum acceptable grade.
Students should also complete 15 hours beyond those taken to meet General Education Requirements from the following liberal arts and sciences areas: a) fine arts or humanities; b) political sciences, sociology, economics, cultural geography, or speech; c) mathematics; d) natural sciences; and/or e) psychology. Among these 15 hours must be included one course in mathematics, and combined with the General Education Requirements, two courses in the natural sciences, one of which must include a laboratory component..
ADMISSION REQUIREMENTS TO THE UNIVERSITY PROGRAM OF STUDY
Please be aware of the immunization, foreign language, and continuous enrollment policies of the university, and qualitative standards required.
Admission will require an overall GPA of 2.5 with a minimum score of 840 on the SAT (950 if taken after April 1, 1995) or 20 on the ACT. However, an overall 2.25 GPA will be acceptable with a minimum score of 940 on the SAT (1030 if taken after April 1, 1995) or 22 on the ACT. Official grade forgiveness will be used as appropriate.
Professional education courses taken at the community college will transfer as general electives.
American History and American National Government are recommended.
Requirements for the B.S. Degree (EEC):
General Education Requirements are listed under Teacher Education Program.
The Pre-Kindergarten/Primary program consists of 32 semester hours in professional education and 30 semester hours in early childhood specialization courses as follows:
Professional Education (32): EDF 4111, EEC 4936, EEC 4940, EEC 4941, EEC 4942, EEC 4943, EEX 4200 EEX 4230, EME 4402.
Specialization (30): EEC 4008*, EEC 4203, EEC 4211, EEC 4212, EEC 4300, EEC 4303, EEC 4401, EEC 4706, PET 4088, RED 4310.
*approved Liberal Arts Exit Requirement
Complete the A.A. degree at the community college. Some courses required for the major may also meet General Education Requirements thereby transferring maximum hours to the university. A minimum of 60 semester hours must be completed at the university unless prior approval is secured.
If students transfer without an A.A. degree and have fewer than 60 semester hours of acceptable credit, they must meet the university’s entering freshman requirements including ACT or SAT test scores, GPA, and course requirements.
Students must complete the prerequisite courses listed below prior to be admitted to the upper-division major. Students who do not complete these prerequisites can be admitted to the University, but not to the upper-division major. Unless stated otherwise, a grade of “C” is the minimum acceptable grade.
ADMISSION REQUIREMENTS TO THE UNIVERSITY PROGRAM OF STUDY
Please be aware of the immunization, foreign language, and continuous enrollment policies of the university, and qualitative standards required.
Admission will require an overall GPA of 2.5 with a minimum score of 840 on the SAT (950 if taken after April 1, 1995) or 20 on the ACT. However, an overall 2.25 GPA will be acceptable with a minimum score of 940 on the SAT (1030 if taken after April 1, 1995) or 22 on the ACT. Official grade forgiveness will be used as appropriate.
Professional education courses taken at the community college will transfer as general electives.
Introduction/General Psychology and Sociology are recommended.
USF 1997-98 Undergraduate Catalog - Page 178
USF 1997-98 Undergraduate Catalog - Pages 179 - 180
EEC 2000 INTRODUCTION TO EARLY CHILDHOOD EDUCATION (3)
An overview of early childhood education with emphasis on its historical development, current theories, and practices.
EEC 4008 LITERATURE IN EARLY CHILDHOOD EDUCATION -6A -XLW (3)
Emphasis is placed on developing knoweldge of literature for younger children (0 - 8 years) and methodologies and strategies for utililizing literature to teach literacy in content areas of the curriculum.
EEC 4203 PROGRAMS FOR YOUNG CHILDREN (3)
PR: Admission to College of Education. Develops students' understanding of programs in early childhood, philosophical orientations that guide program development, and components of high quality programs.
EEC 4211 INTEGRATED CURRICULUM: SCIENCE AND MATHEMATICS (3)
PR: Admission to College of Education. Provides students with knowledge of beginning sequential science and mathematical concepts for the appropriate stages of cognitive development of young children. Emphasis will be placed on how science and mathematics are integrated throughout the curriculum and become valued functional tools.
EEC 4212 INTEGRATED CURRICULUM: SOCIAL SCIENCES/HUMANITIES & ARTS (3)
PR: Admission to College of Education. Emphasis is placed on understanding concepts associated with the major content areas within the social sciences. Planning, implementing, and evaluating appropriate learning experiences for children age 3 through grade 3 will link understanding to practice.
EEC 4300 COGNITIVE EXPERIENCES FOR YOUNG CHILDREN (3)
PR: Admission to College of Education. Emphasizes theoretical and practical aspects of cognitive development for children ages 3 through 6 with focus on planning integrated experiences and content in science, mathematics, and social sciences.
EEC 4303 CREATIVE AND AFFECTIVE EXPERIENCES FOR YOUNG CHILDREN (3)
PR: Admission to College of Education. Develops students' understandings of young children's creative expression through art, music, movement, play and drama. Emphasizes how to plan, implement, and evaluate appropriate learning experiences as well as selection of appropriate instructional materials.
EEC 4401 CHILD, FAMILY & TEACHER RELATIONS (3)
PR: Admission to College of Education. Focuses on developing an understanding of traditional and non-traditional families, structural and life style variations and parenting in diverse cultures and at-risk families. Implications from these understandings will guide development of a parent involvement plan that includes effective ways to communicate with parents, conference with parents, and plan parent meetings and home visits.
EEC 4706 LANGUAGE AND EMERGING LITERACY (3)
PR: Admission to College of Education. Provides knowledge of language development and emerging literacy for typical and atypical development in children from birth to third grade, including ESOL children.
EEC 4905 INDEPENDENT STUDY: ELEMENTARY EARLY CHILDHOOD EDUCATION (1-4)
PR: CI. Specialized independent study determined by the student's needs and interests. May be repeated when subjects vary. (S/U only.)
EEC 4909 DIRECTED STUDY: EARLY CHILDHOOD EDUCATION (1-3)
PR: Senior standing. To extend competency in teaching field.
EEC 4940 INTERNSHIP: EARLY CHILDHOOD (10-12)
CR: EEC 4936. Teacher candidate is required to demonstrate professional competencies during one semester of full-day internship in a public or private elementary school. (S/U only.)
EEC 4941 FIELD EXPERIENCE I (3)
PR: Admission to College of Education. Field placement with three and four year olds where teacher candidates have opportunities to apply knowledge and skills in authentic situations and become objective observers of young children's development. Weekly seminars are conducted in conjunction with the field experience which provide teacher candidates an opportunity for reflection on their understandings.
EEC 4942 FIELD EXPERIENCE II (3)
PR: Admission to College of Education. Field placement in kindergarten or primary grade where teacher candidates have opportunities to apply knowledge and skills in authentic situations. Emphasis on developing deeper understanding of children's development and implications of development for program planning for both typical and atypical children.
EEC 4943 FIELD EXPERIENCE III (3)
PR: Admission to College of Education. Field placement in kindergarten or primary grade where teacher candidates have opportunities to apply knowledge and skills in authentic situations. Focus on developing deeper understanding of growth and development and relationship to curriculum planning with an emphasis on self-evaluation of knowledge, skills, and dispositions essential for teaching.
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ARE 4313 ART FOR THE CHILD AND YOU (3)
PR: Admission to College of Education. Art and the intellectual, creative, emotional, and aesthetic growth of children.
EDE 4301 TEACHING METHODS IN THE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL (3)
PR: EDE 4941 and EDG 4620. Techniques and strategies appropriate to instruction of children in educational settings.
EDE 4905 INDEPENDENT STUDY: ELEMENTARY EDUCATION (1-4)
PR: CI. Specialized independent study determined by the student's needs and interests. May be repeated when subjects vary. (S/U only.)
EDE 4909 DIRECTED STUDY: ELEMENTARY EDUCATION (1-4)
PR: Senior standing. To extend competency in teaching field.
EDE 4940 INTERNSHIP: ELEMENTARY EDUCATION (10-12)
PR: EDE 4941 and EDE 4942; CR: EDE 4936. Teacher candidate is required to demonstrate professional competencies during one semester of full day internship in a public or private elementary school and attend a weekly seminar. (S/U only.)
EDE 4941 CHILDHOOD EDUCATION INTERNSHIP LEVEL I (4)
PR: Admission to the Elementary Education. CR: RED 4310, EDG 4620. Students spend six hours per week in a supervised in-school experience and attend a weekly seminar. Concurrent enrollment in EDG 4620-Elementary section. (S/U only.)
EDE 4942 CHILDHOOD EDUCATION INTERNSHIP LEVEL II (6)
PR: EDE 4941, RED 4310, EDG 4620, EDF 3122, LAE 4314, EDE 4301, MAE 4310, SCE 4310, LAE 4414, SSE 4313, EME 4402. Students spend 12 hours per week in a supervised internship experience in classroom settings and attend a weekly seminar. (S/U only.)
HLP 4722 HEALTH AND PHYSICAL EDUCATION FOR THE CHILD (3)
PR: Admission to the College of Education. A study of the importance of movement competency and its contribution to the development of a positive self-concept in children; content and methodology for developing appropriate movement experiences for children; content and methodology for teaching elementary health science.
LAE 4314 LANGUAGE ARTS IN CHILDHOOD EDUCATION (3)
PR: Admission to the College of Education. Implementing a coordinated and integrated language arts curriculum and guiding the developmental language experiences of children in elementary school. Explores the content, organization, and instruction of oral and written expression in childhood education.
LAE 4414 LITERATURE IN CHILDHOOD EDUCATION -6A -XLW (3)
The selection, evaluation and use of fiction, nonfiction and poetry for instructional, informational, and recreational purposes in Childhood Education.
MAE 4310 TEACHING ELEMENTARY SCHOOL MATHEMATICS I (3)
PR: Admission to College of Education and two college level mathematics courses. Methods for teaching number ideas, computation skills, and mathematical reasoning.
MAE 4326 TEACHING ELEMENTARY SCHOOL MATHEMATICS II (2)
PR: MAE 4310. Methods for teaching informal geometry, measurement, probability and statistics.
MUE 4210 MUSIC FOR THE CHILD (3)
PR: Admission to Elementary program. Music fundamentals; the development of music skills and knowledge of music materials and teaching strategies for presenting music to children in the elementary school.
RED 4310 EARLY LITERACY LEARNING (3)
PR: Admission to College of Education. Prepares preservice teachers to understand the foundations of literacy and the learning principles and instructional strategies necessary to provide literacy instruction to emergent, novice, and transitional readers and writers.
SCE 4310 TEACHING ELEMENTARY SCHOOL SCIENCE (3)
PR: Admission to College of Education and completion of General Distribution Requirements in the Natural Science area. Techniques and materials for teaching science in the elementary school.
SSE 4313 TEACHING ELEMENTARY SCHOOL SOCIAL STUDIES (3)
PR: Admission to College of Education or CI. Methods of planning and teaching subjects related to the study of people and their relationships with other people and their environment.
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RED 4511 LITERACY IN THE INTERMEDIATE AND MIDDLE GRADES (3)
PR: RED 4310. Prepares preservice teachers to facilitate literacy learning for students who are beyond the primary grades. Students will develop an understanding of instructional strategies and materials appropriate for remedial, multicultural, and mainstream students ways to promote literacy development across the curriculum, and theories of reading disabilities.
Program of Study at a Florida Community/Junior College or SUS School for Students Planning to Transfer to USF (State Mandated Common Prerequisites)
(Equivalent course or demonstrated competency may be substituted)
EARLY CHILDHOOD EDUCATION: Pre-Kindergarten/Primary
Program of Study at a Florida Community/Junior College or SUS School for Students Planning to Transfer to USF (State Mandated Common Prerequisites)
(Equivalent course or demonstrated competency may be substituted)
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CHILDHOOD/LANGUAGE ARTS/READING EDUCATION FACULTY
Chairperson: S. Graves; Professors: B. K. Clarke, S. Graves, S. Helton, S. Homan, J. King, J. Klesius, R. Linder, J. McCarthy, R. Johnson, M. Mann, E. F. Searls (Professor Emeritus); Associate Professors: N. Anderson, G. R. Barkholz, M. A. Barksdale-Ladd, F. W. Freshour, F. S. Goforth, P. Griffith, P. Hanley, K. Laframboise, J. Linder, J. T. Polito, C. Spillman, J. Swarzman; Assistant Professors: L. Boothby, R. Brindley, P. Fleege, J. Fountain, B. Frye, B. Hefflin, M. Hewitt, M Micklo, C. Olliff, K. Oropallo, N. Ratcliff, J. Schneider, R. Short, J. Vander Wilt, M. Wynn; Instructors: M. Daddona, C. Schwartz; Visiting Associate Professor: A. Hall; Visiting Assistant Professors: B. Morris, P. Zielonka.
EARLY CHILDHOOD EDUCATION COURSES
ELEMENTARY EDUCATION COURSES
READING EDUCATION COURSE
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