Goals For This Course

My goals for this course are to learn a variety of ways to teach literacy in the elementary classroom. Being a language arts major, I am well informed and educated on the many famous Shakespearean plays and classic novels. However, I've lacked lessons on how to utilize literacy in a meaningful manner. In my previous TE classes I've learned quite a bit on literacy and have applied what I learned in my placements for TE 250 and TE 301 which have been in urban settings. I do wish to learn more meaningful and engaging ways (activities, games...) to help children get the most out of my lessons as a future teacher. I hope that our readings assigned and class time will give me more knowledge and ability to apply and test what I will learn with the students in my placement. I hope to "bloom" by becoming knowledgeable on the variety of methods to teach a meaningful literacy lesson. I hope to keep children intrigued and excited about literacy in a positive and significant manner. I hope to be a teacher, guidance, and role model to the children, showing them just how important literacy is.