Seminar / Clinical Experiences 2

This supervised experience gives students the means to connect conceptual and theoretical information about children in kindergarten through second grade. Students will have the opportunity to examine the listening, speaking, reading, and writing development of young children across a variety of cultural and linguistic communities. Students will examine the roles of families, programs, schools, and communities in urban environments, as well as the assessment of early literacy development.Students will complete 5 hours per week of fieldwork for a minimum of 50 contact hours per semester. Students will develop guided observation skills, acquire practical knowledge of the design and management of instruction and the classroom environment, and work effectively with individual students and small work groups.Students receiving a grade of B in fieldwork must apply to the chairperson for permission to re- register for the course. Fieldwork may be repeated only once. Students who receive a grade lower than B on their second attempt may not repeat the course again and may not continue in the program.