CONTENTS OF COURSES

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The first course in the Lower Primary Specialization track seeks to prepare pre-service student teacher to use a more holistic and interactive approach towards teaching and learning.  It will equip student teachers with the knowledge and skills to teach a developmentally appropriate integrated curriculum for children at the lower primary level and to use appropriate formal and informal assessment techniques to assess the development of young children, with particular focus on alternative forms of assessment.  Student teachers will also learn how to create learning environments that are both nurturing and stimulating for young children.  A spiral and experiential approach will be taken in the delivery of the courses in this Specialization.  Field experiences will be arranged, where appropriate, to link theory with practice.

This second course in the Lower Primary Specialization Programme will build on the pedagogies and principles taught in the first course.  Using the experiential approach again, student teachers will re-visit pedagogical principles and practices in planning and implementing developmentally appropriate integrated curriculum for lower primary children, with an emphasis on how to cater to learner diversity within the integrated classroom.  Student teachers will learn how to identify students with learning and behavioural needs, differentiate curriculum and instruction and create supportive learning environments to meet their needs.  Student teachers will also look at how to collaborate with parents and the community to support children’s learning and well-being.