Department of Reading and Bilingual Education

 
Interim Chair: Margaret M. Griffin, Ed.D., Cornaro Professor

 
Location: MCL 510
Telephone: (940) 898-2227
Fax: (940) 898-2224
http://www.twu.edu/edhe/rdbe/

Faculty: Professors B. Askew, L. Bennett, R. Rodriguez; Associate Professors J.Y. McWhorter, L. Rosado, D. Whitmore; Assistant Professors N. Anderson, C. Brock, M. Compton-Hall, S. Snider, C. Zeek; Lecturers B. Kaye, Y. Rodriguez

The Department of Reading and Bilingual Education offers course work in three program areas: Reading, Bilingual/English as a Second Language, and Elementary Education. The principal objective of the department is to provide at the undergraduate level preparation for teachers in these areas. The department also serves the entire University with courses in curriculum, teaching methods and student teaching. All degree and certification programs in the Department of Reading and Bilingual Education at the baccalaureate, master’s, and doctoral levels are fully accredited by the Texas Education Agency /State Board for Educator Certification.

Admission Requirements

Please see the Admission section of this catalog. Also, consult the information on degree requirements of the College of Education and Human Ecology.

Undergraduate Degrees

B.S. in Interdisciplinary Studies
 

Secondary Option II Certification in Reading

Individuals preparing to teach at the junior or senior high levels may select reading as a second 24-hour teaching field. The following sequence of courses is required by those who select this option:
 

Professional Courses	Secondary Reading
EDUC 3006  EDUC 4403  EDUC 4503	ERDB 3443  ERDB 3463  ERDB 4433  ERDB 4463	ERDB 4473  ERDB 4903  ERENG 3363 or 3373  LS 4003

 

Endorsements
 

Bilingual Education	English as a Second Language
ELDR 3643 (ERDB 5413)......................3  ERDB 4453 (SPAN 5543)......................3  ERDB 3113 (5113)................................3  ERDB 3453 (5453)................................3  ERDB 4323 (5923)................................3	ERDB 3453 (5453)................................3  ELDR 3033 (5633)................................3  ERDB 4453 (ENG 5183)........................3  ENG 3373 (5073)..................................3  ERDB 4333 (5923)................................3

Undergraduate Courses

ERDB 1003. Fundamentals of College Reading and Learning. Designed for students who need to improve reading competencies in the area of vocabulary, comprehension, and study strategies. Credit: Three hours. May be repeated. Hours earned will not count toward graduation requirements.

ERDB 3113. Bilingual Education: Instructional Applications and Materials. Subject matter centers on the teaching of limited English proficiency children with particular emphasis on language assessment techniques, curriculum design, program implementation and materials. Prerequisite: Junior standing, knowledge of Spanish preferred. Observation in classrooms. Three lecture hours a week. Credit: Three hours.

ERDB 3413. Reading and Related Language Arts: Elementary. Guidance and practice in planning and organizing for instruction in reading, listening, speaking, writing and thinking in elementary classrooms. Reading and language arts theory, content, and methods. Prerequisite: Junior standing. Three lecture hours and one and one-half laboratory hours a week. Credit: Three hours.

ERDB 3443. Reading for Diverse Learners. Analysis and practice in developing reading instruction in elementary classrooms to provide for the culturally different learner and the student with special needs. Prerequisites: ERDB 3413. Three lecture hours and one and one-half laboratory hours a week. Credit: Three hours.

ERDB 3453. Developing Second Language Instructional Skills. Analysis of social and linguistic factors associated with second language learners and the acquisition of the English language. Three lecture hours a week. Credit: Three hours.

ERDB 3463. Content Area Reading. Methods and materials for teaching reading and related communication skills in elementary and secondary schools in content areas; emphasis on developing vocabulary, improving text comprehension and writing to learn. Three lecture hours and one and one-half laboratory hours a week. Credit: Three hours.

*ERDB 3523. Teaching Music in Junior and Senior High Schools. Development of the skills and understanding for teaching and organizing the curriculum of the choral, instrumental, and general music classes in the secondary school. Three lecture hours a week. Credit: Three hours.

*ERDB 3583. Physical Education for the Secondary School. Analysis of the teaching/learning process in physical education at the secondary school level; curriculum construction, teaching methods, instructional media and material, class management and control, and evaluation of curriculum and instruction. Must be taken concurrently with KINS 3573. Prerequisites: Intermediate skills in designated activities and completion of KINS 1772, KINS 3591, and KINS 3592. Three lecture hours and two laboratory hours a week. Credit: Three hours.

*ERDB 3723. Methods of Teaching Accounting and Basic Business. Special methods applicable to teaching these subjects; placement in curriculum; demonstrations; professional activities. Prerequisite: Junior standing. Three lecture hours a week. Credit: Three hours.

*ERDB 3813. Curriculum and Instructional Practices in Dance. Applications of principles of teaching, and theories of dance through the design and implementation of a dance curriculum in a guided practicum setting. Prerequisites: KINS 3591, 3592, and DNCE 3212. Three lecture hours a week. Credit: Three hours.

*ERDB 3903. Methods of Teaching English. Responsibilities and aims of an effective teacher; subject matter to be taught; and methods of teaching language, literature, and composition in the secondary school. Prerequisites: ENG 1013, 1023, 2013, 2023, and 3303 or the equivalent and the approval of the instructor. Three lecture hours a week. Credit: Three hours.

ERDB 4433. Integrating Computers into the Reading/Language Arts Curriculum. Practical classroom applications for reading and language arts. Types of instructional programs using the computer for writing activities in language arts, evaluation of software, and teacher utilities are some of the topics covered. Prerequisite: ERDB 3413. Three lecture hours and one and one-half laboratory hours a week. Credit: Three hours.

ERDB 4453. Bilingual Acquisition Processes. Theories and research in bilingualism and its influence on learning and instruction, including developmental charactertistics of language acquisition, relationship between bilingualism and cognition, and issues in assessment of bilingual children. Prerequisite: Junior standing. Three lecture hours a week. Credit: Three hours.

ERDB 4463. Reading Assessment and Instruction. Assessment and instruction for children having difficulty with reading and writing. Methods and materials for classroom teachers are examined. Prerequisite: One basic course in the teaching of reading. Three lecture hours and one and one-half laboratory hours a week. Credit: Three hours.

ERDB 4473. Practicum: Clinical Teaching of Reading. Diagnostic teach-ing of reading in a one-to-one or small group (2-4) situation with weekly staffing for student and professor, analyses of pupil reading difficulties, resources, and techniques for helping the pupil. One lecture hour and four laboratory hours a week. Credit: Three hours.

ERDB 4483. Elementary Reading and Language Arts Across the Curriculum. Strategies for diagnosing and teaching reading, writing, oral language, listening, and thinking processes through curriculum materials of the elementary schools. Prerequisite: ERDB 3413. Three lecture hours and one and one-half laboratory hours a week. Credit: Three hours.

*ERDB 4573. Teaching School Subjects To The Hearing Impaired. Principles and methods involved in teaching arithmetic, social studies, and science to hearing-impaired, school-age children. Practical experience in teaching hearing-impaired children. Three lecture hours a week. Credit: Three hours.

ERDB 4723. Content Areas in the Bilingual Classroom. Analysis of Texas public school curriculum requirements as applied to a bilingual program. Language concepts and proficiencies needed to deliver effective mathematics, social skills, and sciences instruction. Primary delivery in Spanish. Prerequisites: Junior level Spanish courses or demonstrated proficiency in Spanish. Three lecture hours a week. Credit: Three hours.

ERDB 4903. Selected Topics

ERDB 4911. Independent Study

ERDB 4913. Independent Study
 

Graduate Courses

ERDB 5103. Research Seminar in Teacher Effectiveness

ERDB 5113. Curriculum for Bilingual Education: Methods and Materials

ERDB 5123. Curriculum Building and Classroom Management

ERDB 5413. Teaching Reading and Other Language Arts to Linguistically Different Learners

ERDB 5423. Reading/Language Arts: Practice /Theory

ERDB 5433. Teaching Reading in the Secondary School

ERDB 5443. Reading Assessment and Instruction

ERDB 5453. English as a Second Language: Methods

ERDB 5463. Practicum in Clinical Reading

ERDB 5473. Early Detection in Reading

ERDB 5483. Early Intervention in Reading

ERDB 5493. Reading Research

ERDB 5523. Supervision and the Teaching of Reading

*ERDB 5533. Foundations of Early Literacy

ERDB 5543. Reading in the Content Areas

*ERDB 5653. Second Language Acquisition

ERDB 5723. Science and Math Activities for Children

ERDB 5903. Special Topics

ERDB 5911. Individual Study

ERDB 5913. Individual Study

ERDB 5923. Practicum

ERDB 5953, 5956. Cooperative Education

ERDB 5973. Professional Paper

ERDB 5983. Thesis

ERDB 5993. Thesis

ERDB 6513. Observing and Responding to Young Readers

ERDB 6523. Early Literacy Intervention

ERDB 6533. Foundations for Reading: Physiological and Psychological Dimensions

*ERDB 6543. Theoretical Foundations: Early Literacy and Early Intervention

ERDB 6553. College and Adult Reading

ERDB 6563. Trends and Issues in Reading

ERDB 6573. Reading as Related to Linguistics

ERDB 6583. Research in Reading

ERDB 6593. Advanced Reading Research Design: Analysis and Evaluation

ERDB 6663. Practicum

ERDB 6683. Doctoral Seminar in Reading

ERDB 6903. Special Topics

ERDB 6911. Independent Study

ERDB 6913. Independent Study

ERDB 6983. Dissertation

ERDB 6993. Dissertation