ENG-M 3113 Teaching English in Elementary Grades (Language Arts)

Covers the mechanics of grammar, can be a challenging subject for many students.

• Language Arts

• Body Language

• Voice lesson

It offers a variety of ways (i.e., whole group, small group, one-on-one) using a variety of resources.

• Differentiated

• Predicting

• Reciprocating

Is a strategy that's used during the reading of a text.

• Differentiated

• Reciprocating

• Predicting

Students will assume the role of the teacher when presenting a concept or lesson to their peers in the classroom.

• Differentiated

• Predicting

• Reciprocating

This will illustrates the importance of summarizing using charts and poster.

• Graphic organizer

• Essay writing

• Summarizing

In approximately two to three paragraphs, define reciprocal teaching and describe how it can be used in language arts classrooms.

• Summarizing

• Essay writing

• Orating

When we use a language, we cannot consciously think about all the words and grammar that we are using.

• Anticipation of Rewards

• Meaningful Learning

• Automaticity

Language learners need to understand the language that they are hearing and using, and the topics discussed should be of interest to them.

• Automaticity

• Meaningful Learning

• Anticipation of Rewards

These may be “tangible or intangible, long term or short term” . Language learners need a reason to learn the language.

• Anticipation of Rewards

• Meaningful Learning

• Authentic

When language learning stems from the learner’s needs or desires, the learner is said to have intrinsic motivation.

• Intrinsic Motivation

• Meaningful Learning

• Anticipation of Rewards