Assignments are DUE when they appear RED.
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Need
a FUN break? Click on the birds listed in the left column below. ENJOY!)
LTCY 444 - 444/G and LTCY 421 - 421/G
Reading Instruction in
Middle/Secondary Schools
Western Kentucky
University
Fall 2003
| Instructor: Pam Petty | Office: TPH 363 |
| Office Phone: 270-745-2922 | Home Phone: 615-735-9198 |
| Campus Email: pamela.petty@wku.edu | Home Email: pam@pampetty.com |
| Homepage: http://www.pampetty.com |
Tentative
Course Calendar - UNDER CONSTRUCTION
Assignments are DUE when they appear
RED.
(Need
a FUN break? Click on the birds listed in the left column below. ENJOY!)
| Dates | Topics and Readings | Assignments/ DUE DATES |
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Thursday, August 21 |
Optional meeting at Tate
Page Hall 215 at 3:30 - 4:45
on August 21, 2003 to answer questions and discuss syllabus.
Course Overview; Homepage; Undergraduate Syllabus; Calendar |
DUE: Email Pam
Petty to confirm that you have found this website and understand the
requirements for this course.
pam@pampetty.com
Develop Personal Page in Blackboard Person responsible for Discussion Board 1(Motivating middle school students to read - Aliteracy) must submit PROMPT to instructor by midnight Saturday, August 23, 2003. |
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Tuesday, August 26 |
Optional meeting at Tate
Page Hall 215 at 6:00
on TUESDAY, August 26, 2003 to answer questions and discuss
syllabus. NOTE: Please email Dr. Petty and let her know if you plan to attend. READ: Motivating middle school students to read - Aliteracy (chapter 1) |
DUE:
Personal Page in Blackboard
Discussion Board 1: Motivating middle school students to read - Aliteracy (chapter 1) Person responsible for Discussion Board 2 ( Learning is a social process - Chapter 1) must submit PROMPT to instructor by midnight Wednesday, August 27, 2003. |
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Thursday, August 28 |
Optional meeting at Tate
Page Hall 215 at 6:00
on THURSDAY, August 28, 2003 to answer questions and discuss
syllabus. NOTE: Please email Dr. Petty and let her know if you plan to attend. |
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Friday, August 29 |
Discussion Board 2:
Learning is a social process (chapter 1) |
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Tuesday, Sept. 2 |
Discussion Board 3: Diversity and the teaching of reading (91-92, 110-111, 119-120, 166-167, 169-170, 216-217, 230-231, 242-244, 262-263, 325-327, 378-379, 418, 421-422, 475-477) |
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Friday, Sept. 5 |
Discussion Board 4: Literacy assessments: formal and informal measures of assessment (chapter 4) |
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Tuesday, Sept 9 |
Discussion Board 5: Reading comprehension: curriculum, instruction, strategic reading, student learning (chapter 3) - |
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Friday, Sept. 12 |
Discussion Board 6: Vocabulary development and instruction in the content areas (chapter 6) - general |
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| Week of September 15 | DUE: Electronic Research | |
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Tuesday, Sept. 16 |
Discussion Board 7: Vocabulary development in Math (chapter 6) |
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Friday, Sept. 19 |
Discussion Board 8: Vocabulary development in Science (chapter 6) |
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Tuesday, Sept. 23 |
Discussion Board 9: Vocabulary development in Social Studies (chapter 6) |
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Friday, Sept. 26 |
Discussion Board 10:
Vocabulary development in art/music (chapter 6)
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Tuesday, Sept. 30 |
Discussion Board 11: Study skills and reading strategies for content area reading (chapter 9) - general - |
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Friday, Oct. 3 |
Discussion Board 12: Study skills and reading strategies for content area reading in Math (chapter 9) |
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Tuesday, October 7 |
Discussion Board 13: Study skills and reading strategies for content area reading in Science (chapter 9) |
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Friday, Oct. 10 |
Discussion Board 14: Study skills and reading strategies for content area reading in Social Studies (chapter 9) |
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| Week of October 13 | DUE: Literature Across the Curriculum | |
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Tuesday, Oct. 14 |
Discussion Board 15: Integrating literature into content area reading (chapter 8) - general |
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| Friday, Oct. 17 |
Discussion Board 16: Integrating literature into Math (chapter 8) |
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| Tuesday, Oct. 21 |
Discussion Board 17: Integrating literature into Science (chapter 8) |
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| Friday, Oct. 24 |
Discussion Board 18: Integrating literature into Social Studies (chapter 8) |
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| Tuesday, Oct. 28 |
Discussion Board 19: Writing and reading processes: facilitating literacy in the content areas (chapter 7) - general |
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| Friday, Oct. 31 |
Discussion Board 20: Writing in Math (chapter 7) |
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| Tuesday, Nov. 4 |
Discussion Board 21: Writing in Science (chapter 7) |
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| Friday, Nov. 7 |
Discussion Board 22: Writing in Social Studies (chapter 7) |
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| Tuesday, Nov. 11 |
Discussion Board 23: Technology and literacy (chapter 10) |
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| Friday, Nov. 14 |
Discussion Board 24: The teaching of reading for special needs learners (pages 119-121, 418-419, 421-423, 325-327, 262-263, 273-274, 216-217, 230-231, 237-241) |
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| Week of November 17 | DUE: Literature-Based Instruction | |
| Tuesday, Nov. 18 |
Discussion Board 25: Active Learning Strategies (chapter 2) |
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| Friday, Nov. 21 |
Discussion Board 26: Initiating Students to new learning (chapter 5) |
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| Tuesday, Nov. 25 |
Discussion Board 27: Becoming an Effective Content Literacy Professional (chapter 11) |
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| Friday, Nov. 28 | ||
| Tuesday, Dec. 2 | ||
| Friday, Dec. 5 | ||
NOTES:
08/23/2003 11:29:23 PM
