I’m just looking over the course objectives for the Early Literacy and Language Development course that is required by the Utah State Office of Education for the Utah Reading Endorsement.  Here they are along with my notes on what I’ve already done, so that I can start thinking about what I still need to do.

Course Objectives

I need to get and read the suggested possible text:  Morrow, L.M. (2001), Literacy Development in the Early Years

1. Identify and discuss the theories regarding emergent and early literacy instruction.

Completed Related Coursework:

• WSU EDUC 4250 Second Language Acquisition (The course actually included a healthy component of First Language Acquisition theory)(Summer 2003)
• WSU EDUC 4270 Literacy Instructional Strategies (Summer 2004)
• USU EDUC 5XXX Teaching Reading and Language Arts to Students with disabilities (Fall 2001)

2. Understand and discuss the process of literacy instruction in the early grades.

• WSU EDUC 4250 Second Language Acquisition (The course actually included a healthy component of First Language Acquisition theory)(Summer 2003)
• WSU EDUC 4270 Literacy Instructional Strategies (Summer 2004)
• USU EDUC 5XXX Teaching Reading and Language Arts to Students with disabilities (Fall 2001)

3. Organize an emergent and an early literacy classroom, which meets the developmental, academic, social, and cultural needs of students. This will include instructional materials, activities, assessments, and the classroom environment

Completed Related Coursework:

• WSU EDUC 4250 Second Language Acquisition (The course actually included a healthy component of First Language Acquisition theory)(Summer 2003)
• WSU EDUC 4270 Literacy Instructional Strategies (Summer 2004)
• USU EDUC 5XXX Teaching Reading and Language Arts to Students with disabilities (Fall 2001)
• WSU MEDUC 6020 Diversity in Education (Spring 2005)
• WSU MEDUC 6030 Advanced Educational Psychology (Summer 2005)
• WSU MEDUC 6050 Curriculum Design, Evaluation, and Assessment (Summer 2005)
• WSU MEDUC 6060 Instructional Strategies (FALL 2005)

4. Effectively involve parents in their children’s literacy learning at home and in the classroom

Completed Related Coursework:

• WSU EDUC 4749 Building Parent and Community Partnerships for ESL Instruction (Fall 2003)
• WSU MEDUC 6280 Family and Community Involvement in Education (Spring 2007)
• WSU MEDUC 6020 Diversity in Education (Spring 2005)

5. Use appropriate assessment and observation strategies to monitor students, literacy learning and develop appropriate instruction based on the results of the assessments and observations.

Completed Related Coursework:

• WSU EDUC 4250 Second Language Acquisition (The course actually included a healthy component of First Language Acquisition theory)(Summer 2003)
• WSU EDUC 4270 Literacy Instructional Strategies (Summer 2004)
• USU EDUC 5XXX Teaching Reading and Language Arts to Students with disabilities (Fall 2001)
• WSU MEDUC 6030 Advanced Educational Psychology (Summer 2005)
• WSU MEDUC 6050 Curriculum Design, Evaluation, and Assessment (Summer 2005)
• WSU MEDUC 6060 Instructional Strategies (FALL 2005)
• WSU MEDUC 6080 Conducting Educational Research (Spring 2006)
• USU 5XXX Teaching Students with Mild/Moderate Disabilities I (Fall 2002)
• USU 5XXX Teaching Students with Mild/Moderate Disablities II (Spring 2002)
• USU 5XXX Special Education Eligibility Assessment (Spring 2002)

Completed Related Coursework:

6. Read, understand, and discuss the findings of recent research syntheses on early literacy such as the Report of the National Reading Panel, Preventing Reading Difficulties in Young Children, Eager to Learn, and Beginning Literacy With Language

via SUU and the Utah State Office of Education.