This micro-course explores current approaches to language arts instruction for grades PK–5 including content knowledge, curriculum design, instructional strategies, skills development, activities, and materials. Emphasis is on holistic, integrated language arts instruction, incorporating oral and written language skill areas.

Upon successful completion, educators will be able to:

• Define language arts and explain how language arts are learned and taught
• Summarize what is meant by a holistic approach to teaching language arts
• Determine how to assess and differentiate language arts instruction
• Determine how to integrate teaching with literature and informational texts
• Explain how children learn English as a second language
• Explain how to assess, teach, and differentiate instruction for English learners at different levels of language proficiency
• Demonstrate how to assess and differentiate instruction when students read and write literary and informational texts

Intended Audience:

• Education professionals new to the field of education who want to learn instructional strategies for student-centered language arts classrooms
• Veteran education professionals who want to learn new strategies to engage PK-5 students
• Education professionals who want to earn continuing professional education
• Education professionals who have limited time to go to face-to-face classes 
• Former education professionals who want to recertify teaching credentials 

Required Course Text: 

• Cox, C. (2014). Teaching language arts: A student-­centered classroom (7th ed.). Boston, MA: Pearson Education.

Course Details:

👩‍💻Self-paced course

⏳8 week access

🏅4.4 CEUs

🏷️$399