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2009-2010 UMass Dartmouth Undergraduate Catalog 
    
2009-2010 UMass Dartmouth Undergraduate Catalog [Archived Catalog]

EDU 504 - Teaching Language Arts and Social Studies in Elementary School

3 credits
Prerequisites: EDU 500
Focuses on both language arts and social studies instruction in the elementary school.  This course builds upon how teachers can deepen children’s understanding of reading and writing, to support and engage children in using reading and writing in the content areas.  The course examines current research, methods, strategies and best practices.  Course readings will aid in the development of materials and provide scaffolding for the designing of curriculum units.