Emphasis Area: Elementary

  Total Hours Required                        36

This emphasis is for elementary teachers or those teachers who are interested in gaining perspective on elementary strategies. It does not lead to elementary certification.

Curriculum in Basic Content                Hours  
(four courses required)
  EDCI 5504  Social Studies Curriculum
  EDCI 5522  Language Arts in the
  -or-         Elementary School               3
  EDCI 5523  Advanced Literature for Children  3
  EDCI 5531  Diagnosis and Remediation of
               Math Learning Problems          3
  EDCI 5553  Curriculum and
               Instruction in Science          3
  EDCI 5539  Mathematics Curriculum
               Development                     3

Multicultural and Urban Focus       
(one course required)
  EDCI 5560  Teaching & Learning in an 	
               Urban Classroom                 3
  EDCI 5561  Teaching Diverse Populations in 
               Today's Classrooms              3
  EDCI 5562  Teaching for Equity and 	
               Social Justice                  3
  EDCI 5563  Multicultural Perspectives 	
               in Education                    3

Culminating Experience        
  EDCI 5516  Philosophical and Family Issues
               in Special Education            3