ECUR 309

This course will examine elementary English Language Arts (listening, speaking, reading, writing, viewing and representing) with a focus on major instructional approaches and classroom ELA resources including an introduction to Indigenous authors; assessment and instruction of reading and writing; and the resulting importance of considerations of interdisciplinarity and diverse knowledges in curriculum-making and pedagogy. This introductory ELA course addresses three of the six semester hours required by the Saskatchewan Professional Teachers Regulatory Board (SPTRB) related to reading and language methodology content for elementary teacher candidates.