College of Education
Education Building, Room 504 Phone: (208) 426-2862
Advising Ofce, Room 503 Phone: (208) 426-3206
http://education.boisestate.edu/literacy/ Fax: (208) 334-2337 Chair and Associate Professor: Maggie Chase. Professors: Bahruth, Boothe, Peralta, Steiner, Stewart. Associate Professors: Son, Rodriguez. Lecturers: Lofer, Mulhern.
Degrees Ofered
• Bachelor of Arts in Elementary Education, TESOL/ENL
Department Statement
Te Department of Literacy, Language, and Culture ofers courses that refect a balanced approach to literacy learning and prepares educational professionals to work efectively with diverse student populations in K-8 general, bilingual, and English as a new language (ENL) classrooms. Te coursework prepares candidates to apply foundational knowledge from literacy, linguistics and language acquisition theory and to develop, implement, and manage culturally and linguistically responsive instruction, performance tasks, and assessments in the K-8 classroom. Te department ofers one undergraduate degree and three endorsements that can be earned along with certifcation in elementary education K-8 (see Endorsement boxes below).
Te department is also a service department to undergraduate programs in elementary and secondary education in that we provide specifc literacy courses required of all students seeking teaching certifcation; in addition, the department ofers several courses at the 100-level, which are university-service courses that build foundations for student academic success. Two of these courses are jointly ofered by the department and Advising and Academic Enhancement. For students planning to earn an endorsement in Literacy, please see the guidelines that follow.
Te Elementary Education, TESOL/ENL degree prepares candidates to teach English language learners (ELLs) in various contexts, including general education or ENL classrooms; they will often work collaboratively with other teachers to support ELLs. Graduates earn credits toward an elementary certifcation (K-8) and an endorsement in English as a New Language (K- 12). Four semester credit hours in a modern language other than English are required.
Te English As a New Language (K-12)/TESOL Endorsement prepares candidates to teach English language learners (ELLs) in various contexts, including general education or ENL classrooms; they will often work collaboratively with other teachers to support ELLs. Four semester credit hours in a modern language other than English are required.
Te Bilingual Education (K-12) Endorsement prepares candidates to teach in a bilingual (Spanish-English) program. Spanish language profciency is developed through Spanish classes; students are required to pass the ACTFL profciency assessment at an advanced level.
Te Literacy Endorsement provides enhanced depth and breadth of coursework in reading and language arts. Te courses listed here represent suggestions that fulfll the twenty-three (23) credit endorsement in seven areas required by Idaho (See degree box below). Students must earn a C (74%) or higher in each course.
Note: Refer to the Department of Curriculum, Instruction, and Foundational Studies for complete requirements toward admission to elementary and secondary teacher education.
Degree Requirements
Elementary Education TESOL/ENL Bachelor of Arts
Course Number and Title Credits
Foundational Studies Program requirements indicated in
bold� See page 50 for details and lists of approved courses�
ENGL 101 Introduction to College Writing 3
ENGL 102 Intro to College Writing and Research 3
UF 100 Intellectual Foundations 3
UF 200 Civic and Ethical Foundations 3
DLM MATH 257 Geometry and Probability for Teachers 4
DLN Natural, Physical, & Applied Sciences course with lab 4
DLN Natural, Physical, & Applied Sciences course in a
second feld 3-4
DLV Visual and Performing Arts 3
DLL World Language 4
DLS ED-CIFS 201 Foundations of Education 3
DLS ED-LLC 200 Cultural Diversity in the Schools 3
ART 321 Elementary School Art Methods or COUN 301 Guidance and Counseling in Schools or
MUS 374 Music Fundamentals & Methods for the Elementary Classroom Teacher
3
ED-CIFS 203 Child and Educational Psychology 3 ED-CIFS 330 Elementary Social Studies Curriculum & Instruction 3 ED-CIFS 331 Elementary Mathematics Curriculum & Instruction 3 ED-CIFS 332 Elementary Classroom Learning Environments 3 ED-CIFS 333 Elementary Science Curriculum & Instruction 3 ED-ESP 250 Exceptionality in the Schools 3 ED-LLC 205 Migration Studies in Education 3 ED-LLC 300 Foundations: Linguistics, Acquisition, Pedagogy 3 ED-LLC 303 Methods: Bilingual/ENL Classroom 3 ED-LLC 306 Field Experience: Bilingual/ENL Classroom 1 ED-LLC 331 Assessment of Learners: Bilingual/ENL Class 3 ED-LLC 340 Idaho Comprehensive Literacy 4 ED-LLC 345 Writing Process and Assessment 3
FF ED-LLC 400 Constructing a Professional Portfolio 1
CID ED-LLC 440 Content Area Language Arts: K-8 3
ED-LLC 460 Professional Year I 5
ED-LLC 461 Professional Year II: Bilingual/ENL Education 6 ED-LLC 462 Professional Year III: Bilingual/ENL Education 6 EDTECH 202 Teaching and Learning in a Digital Age 3 KINES 355 Elem School Health & PE Curriculum & Inst 3 MATH 157 Structure of Arithmetic for Teachers 4
Electives to total 120 credits 11-12
Total 120
Completion of this degree as outlined in this catalog qualifes students to receive a Standard Elementary Teaching Certifcate from the State of Idaho, valid in K-8, thus enabling them to teach in a general elementary classroom� The certifcate will also be endorsed for English as a New Language, K-12, thus qualifying students to work in ENL classrooms also�
Bilingual Spanish Education (K-12) Teaching Endorsement
Course Number and Title Credits
ED-LLC 200 Cultural Diversity in the Schools 3 ED-LLC 300 Foundations: Linguistics, Acquisition, Pedagogy 3 ED-LLC 302 Developing Biliteracy in Bilingual Classroom 3 ED-LLC 303 Methods: Bilingual/ENL Classroom 3 ED-LLC 306 Field Experience: Bilingual/ENL Classroom or
Contact advisor about substitution of Internship/student teaching placement in Bilingual Classroom
2
ED-LLC 331 Assessment of Learners: Bilingual/ENL Class 3 Upper-division Spanish including writing and literature 9
Total 26
Students also must demonstrate oral and written advanced profciency in a foreign language according to the American Council for Teachers of Foreign Languages (ACTFL) guidelines� Students must also pass the ESOL Praxis (5361)�
English as a New Language (K-12)/TESOL Teaching Endorsement
Course Number and Title Credits
ED-LLC 200 Cultural Diversity in the Schools 3 ED-LLC 205 Migration Studies in Education 3 ED-LLC 300 Foundations: Linguistics, Acquisition, Pedagogy 3 ED-LLC 303 Methods: Bilingual/ENL Classroom 3 ED-LLC 306 Field Experience: Bilingual/ENL Classroom or
Contact advisor about substitution of nternship/ student teaching placement in ENL Classroom or GenEd classroom with high number of ELLs
1
ED-LLC 331 Assessment of Learners: Bilingual/ENL Class 3
Modern Language 4
Total 20
Students must also pass the ESOL Praxis (5361)� For more information on becoming a teacher please contact the Ofce of Teacher Education�
Literacy Endorsement: K-12
Course Number and Title Credits
Area I: Foundations of Literacy
ED-LLC 340 Idaho Comprehensive Literacy 4 Area II: Reading in the Content Area
ED-LLC 440 Content Area Language Arts: K-8 ED-LLC 444 Content Literacy for Secondary Students
3
Area III: Corrective/Diagnostic/Remedial Reading
ED-LLC 343 Reading Diagnosis and Intervention 4 Area IV: Language and Development
ED-LLC 300 Foundations of Linguistics, Language Acquisition, & Pedagogy
ED-LLC 448 Psycholinguistics and Literacy LING 305 Introduction to Language Studies LING 307 Linguistics in Education
LING 310 First and Second Language Acquisition
3
Area V: Literature for Youth ED-LLC 346 Children’s Literature ED-LLC 447 Young Adult Literature
ENGL 481 Literature for Use in Junior and Senior High School
3
Area VI: Writing Instruction
ED-LLC 345 Writing Process and Assessment for K-8 Classrooms
ENGL 301 Teaching English Composition
3
Area VII: Development and Diversity of Literacy Learners
ED-LLC 200 Cultural Diversity in the Schools 3
Continued
Literacy Endorsement continued
Total 23
Students must earn a C (74%) or higher in each of the courses to attain a Literacy Endorsement�
See Department of Curriculum, Instruction, and Foundational Studies for more information�
Course Oferings
See page 63 for a defnition of the course-numbering system. ED-LLC – Literacy, Language, and Culture
Lower Division
ED-LLC 105 (ACAD 105) READING AND STUDY STRATEGIES (3-0-3)(F). Topics include fve learning tools, memory, rationale for strategies. Strategies include reading textbooks, selecting key information from various types of text, note taking, preparing for tests, test taking, and written refections. May be taken for ED-LLC or ACAD credit, but not both. (Pass/Fail.)
ED-LLC 117 TRANSITIONS: SURVIVING AND THRIVING IN COLLEGE (3-0-3)(F,S). Developed specifcally for students returning to learning after an absence from formal education. Activities include brushing up on study strategies, along with workshops honoring past life experiences and integrating changing roles and identities as a student. Taught in a positive and encouraging environment in support of personal and academic success.
ED-LLC 120 (ACAD 120) COMPREHENSION OF TEXTBOOKS AND TEXT STRUCTURE (3-0-3)(F,S). Emphasizes comprehension, vocabulary, and study strategies based on the organizational patterns found in college textbook chapters, informational essays, and news magazine articles. Direct applications of strategies to the reading materials in students’ current university courses. May be taken for ED-LLC or ACAD credit, but not both.
ED-LLC 150 COE LIVING AND LEARNING COMMUNITY (1-0-1)(F/S). First Year and Second Year Education Residential College participants will explore aspects of success in education through direct connection a series of academic, community service, and team building activities. May be repeated for credit. ED-LLC 200 CULTURAL DIVERSITY IN THE SCHOOL (2-3-3)(F,S)(DLS). An introduction to the forms of diversity most relevant to local schools. In addition to issues of race, gender, class, and sexual orientation, the course introduces students to the psychological, legal, and cultural foundations of bilingual education and English as a Second Language with a special emphasis on Mexican-American culture. Field experience component is required.
ED-LLC 203 FILM AND CONTEMPORARY ISSUES IN EDUCATION (3-0-3)(F,SU)(DLS). Opportunity to view, discuss, critique and analyze how important facets of contemporary issues impact education as represented (or misrepresented) in flm. Topics are likely to include diverse and marginalized individuals, educational institutions creating a more socially just society, representation of students, teachers, community or teacher/student relationships, and identity or positioning in flm.
ED-LLC 205 MIGRATION STUDIES IN EDUCATION (3-0-3)(F/S). Introduces future teachers to issues surrounding migrant and refugee children in today’s schools. Covers: history of human migration, patterns of displacement, U.S. immigration policies, United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees policies, resettlement issues for families, trauma in newcomer children, local community resources for teachers, and knowledge of specifc newcomer groups in Idaho. Includes feld experience/service learning requirement.
ED-LLC 250 COE LIVING AND LEARNING COMMUNITY (1-0-1)(F/S). First Year and Second Year Education Residential College participants will explore aspects of success in education through direct connection a series of academic, community service, and team building activities. May be repeated for credit.
Upper Division
ED-LLC 300 FOUNDATIONS OF LINGUISTICS, LANGUAGE
ACQUISITION, AND LANGUAGE PEDAGOGY (3-0-3)(F). Foundation of the components of language and language as a system. Understanding of language acquisition as applied to English learners including literacy development, language varieties, and the role of sociocultural and individual learner variables. Historical and current pedagogy of language for English learners in K-12 settings. PRE/ COREQ: ED-LLC 200.
ED-LLC 302 DEVELOPING BILITERACY IN THE BILINGUAL CLASSROOM (3-0-3)(F/S). Overview of bilingual program models and approaches to teaching biliteracy within diferent models. Teories and research on the relationship of frst and second language literacy development. Application of
course content to lesson planning. Instruction is given in both English and Spanish. PRE/COREQ: ED-LLC 300. PREREQ: SPANISH 202 or SPANISH 203. ED-LLC 303 METHODS IN TEACHING CONTENT IN THE BILINGUAL/ ENL CLASSROOM (3-0-3)(S). Instructional strategies, techniques, and methods across the content areas for use in the elementary bilingual/ENL classroom. Application of ELD and state standards to lesson and unit plans that integrate content and language instruction. Focus on diferentiation and instruction that embeds assessment and scafolding. PREREQ: ED-LLC 300.
ED-LLC 305 SPANISH FOR THE BILINGUAL CLASSROOM (2-0-2)(S). A literature-based oral and written communication course for the extended opportunities in expressing and comprehending ideas in Spanish, as it relates to the context of the bilingual classroom. Students may be assigned to local public schools and/or community to gain practice in using the language of the local speech community. Course conducted in Spanish. PRE/COREQ: SPANISH 303. ED-LLC 306 FIELD EXPERIENCE IN THE BILINGUAL OR ENL CLASSROOM (3-0-1)(S). A feld placement in a bilingual education or English as a New Language class in a public school setting. Teacher candidate will support individual students or small groups under the guidance of a mentor teacher. PREREQ: ED-LLC 300.
ED-LLC 331 ASSESSMENT OF LEARNERS IN THE BILINGUAL/ENL CLASSROOM (3-0-3)(F). Issues of assessment for Bilingual and English language learners including purposes, advantages, and limitations of assessments, including accommodations. Understanding of state and national requirements for identifcation and exit from language support programs. Classroom-based assessments of content-area learning and language development. PRE/COREQ: ED-LLC 300.
ED-LLC 340 IDAHO COMPREHENSIVE LITERACY (3-3-4)(F,S,SU). Provides pre-service teachers with knowledge and strategies involving children’s oral language, phonemic awareness, phonics, fuency, assessment and intervention, and the role these play in developing literacy with diverse students. Prepares pre-service teachers to meet part of the literacy requirements for an Idaho teaching credential. Includes a feld-based experiential component of forty (40) hours.
ED-LLC 343 READING DIAGNOSIS AND INTERVENTION (3-3-4) (F,S,SU). A study of reading difculties of elementary or secondary students with emphasis on diagnosis, as well as intervention materials and methods for teaching reading. After a period of classroom instruction students tutor an elementary or secondary student for approximately 20 sessions. PREREQ: ED-LLC 340 and ED-LLC 440.
ED-LLC 345 WRITING PROCESSES, INSTRUCTION, AND ASSESSMENT: K-8 (3-0-3)(F,S,SU). Develops teacher candidates’ knowledge, skills, and dispositions about writing processes, written genres, and students’ writing development. Provides opportunities to practice planning, instruction, and assessment skills. Prepares candidates to use Idaho Core Standards for Writing and Language Arts. PRE/COREQ: ED-LLC 340.
ED-LLC 346 CHILDREN’S LITERATURE (3-0-3)(F,S,SU)(CID). Books and other resources designed for children are studied and evaluated in terms of literary theory, aesthetic appreciation, collection development and applications with children. Emphasis is placed on literature across the genres with all children in mind and the conventions of communication within the feld. PREREQ: ENGL 102. ED-LLC 364 FIELD EXPERIENCE IN LITERACY (0-3-1)(F,SU). Literacy- related activities including a variety of skills in the area of reading, writing, and literacy assessment.
ED-LLC 400 CONSTRUCTING A PROFESSIONAL PORTFOLIO (1-0-1) (F,S)(FF). Designed to integrate course content and Professional Year experiences with the opportunity to develop communication skills important in the profession of education. Tis course helps to achieve the goals of the Foundations program. PREREQ: Admission to the Professional Year. COREQ: ED-LLC 461 or ED-LLC 462.
ED-LLC 440 CONTENT AREA LANGUAGE ARTS: K-8 (3-0-3)(F,S,SU) (CID). Knowledge, strategies, and tools for comprehension, vocabulary, and introduction to writing of narrative and expository texts in content areas. Prepares pre-service teachers for Standard 2 of the Idaho Comprehensive Literacy Assessment and introduces students to the conventions of communication within the feld of teacher education. PREREQ: ENGL 102. PRE/COREQ: ED-LLC 340. ED-LLC 444 CONTENT LITERACY FOR SECONDARY STUDENTS (3-0-3) (F,SU)(CID). Instructional materials in the various content subjects and
instructional strategies to meet reading, writing, and study needs of all learners in today’s diverse society. Prepares pre-service teachers for Standard 2 of the Idaho Comprehensive Literacy Assessment. Introduces students to the conventions of communication within the feld of teacher education. PREREQ: ENGL 102, Admission to Professional Year for Secondary Majors. COREQ: Content methods course for the student’s declared major and ED-CIFS 401 or KINES 452. ED-LLC 447 YOUNG ADULT LITERATURE (3-0-3)(S). Diverse perspectives in young adult literature, including issues in book selection. Intended for teachers, librarians, media generalists, and others working with young adults.
ED-LLC 448 PSYCHOLINGUISTICS AND LITERACY (3-0-3)(SU). Studies psychological processes and strategies by which readers and writers construct and reconstruct the message of a text. Application of theoretical conclusions to teaching practices.
ED-LLC 460 PROFESSIONAL YEAR I (0-18-5)(F/S). Classroom placement focusing on activities related to planning and preparation of bilingual/ENL curriculum and instruction, and professional responsibilities. Teacher candidate will complete a minimum of 250 hours in the K-8 classroom and apply knowledge and skills from all professional education coursework, and participate in weekly seminars with their liaisons. (Pass/Fail). PREREQ: Admission to the Professional Year. COREQ: ED-CIFS 332.
ED-LLC 461 PROFESSIONAL YEAR II: TEACHING EXPERIENCE IN BILINGUAL /ENL EDUCATION (0-21-6)(F,S). Teaching experience in a bilingual/ENL classroom, including activities related to planning and preparation, classroom environments, curriculum and instruction in the bilingual/ENL classroom, and with the calendar of the assigned partnership school. Teacher candidate will complete a teaching experience consistent with the calendars of the assigned partnership schools. (Pass/Fail.) PREREQ: ED-CIFS 330, ED-CIFS 331, ED-CIFS 332, ED-CIFS 333, ED-LLC 460, and ED-LLC 440. COREQ: ED-LLC 462.
ED-LLC 462 PROFESSIONAL YEAR III: TEACHING EXPERIENCE IN BILINGUAL/ENL EDUCATION (0-21-6)(F,S). Te concluding teaching experience in Professional Year for students pursuing an endorsement in Bilingual Education/ENL classroom, with a full-time teaching experience in a bilingual and/ ENL classroom. Teacher candidate will complete a teaching experience consistent with the calendars of the assigned partnership schools. (Pass/Fail.) PREREQ: ED-CIFS 330, ED-CIFS 331, ED-CIFS 332, ED-CIFS 333, ED-LLC 440, ED-LLC 460. COREQ: ED-LLC 461.
LIBSCI – Library Science
Lower Division
LIBSCI 201 INTRODUCTION TO THE USE OF LIBRARIES AND THE TEACHING OF LIBRARY SKILLS (2-2-3)(On demand). Teaches efcient use of library materials, catalogs, indexes, and reference sources in various subject felds and prepares teachers and librarians to teach library skills to elementary and secondary school students.
Upper Division
LIBSCI 301 LIBRARY ORGANIZATION AND ADMINISTRATION (3-0-3) (On demand). An introduction to the development, organization, and management of all types of libraries with emphasis upon the school library and its place in the instructional program. PREREQ: LIBSCI 201 or PERM/INST. LIBSCI 311 REFERENCE AND BIBLIOGRAPHY (3-0-3)(On demand). Introduction to evaluation and use of basic reference sources, principles, techniques, and issues of reference service. Includes coverage of standard reference books, indexes, abstracts, and bibliographies found in school or small public libraries. PREREQ: LIBSCI 201 or PERM/INST.
LIBSCI 321 BASIC BOOK SELECTION (3-0-3)(On demand). Principles and techniques for evaluating and selecting library materials; introduction to reviewing media and to basic tools for selecting and acquiring all types of book and nonbook materials. Includes discussions of discarding and weeding, and materials for slow and gifted readers. PREREQ: LIBSCI 201 or PERM/INST.
LIBSCI 331 CATALOGING AND CLASSIFICATION (3-0-3)(On demand). Teory and principles of classifcation and cataloging of book materials, practice using Dewey Decimal Classifcation, preparing catalog cards, assigning subject headings, and library fling. Bibliographic utilities and cooperative cataloging are discussed. PREREQ: LIBSCI 201 or PERM/INST.