Course Information

Course Information
Course Title Code Semester L+U Hour Credits ECTS
Primary Reading and Writing Teaching SNZ205 3. Semester 3 + 0 3.0 6.0
Prerequisites None
Language of Instruction Turkish
Course Level Undergraduate
Course Type
Mode of delivery Face to face
Course Coordinator Assoc. Prof. Dr. Yahya AYDIN
Instructors Yahya AYDIN
Assistants
Goals The aim of the course is to provide teacher candidates who understand the basic concepts, approaches, theories and techniques about teaching reading and writing, and perform reading and writing practices according to the characteristics of the first grade students.
Course Content Relation between the definition process of reading-writing learning areas and learning areas, properties of Turkish, effects of these properties on early reading and writing, objectives and principles of teaching early reading and writing, basic features of first grade teachers and students, reasons for failure in teaching early reading and writing, tools and equepments used in teaching early reading and writing, methods used for teaching early reading and writing, early reading and writing teaching method indicated in Turkish curriculum, practices of teaching early reading and writing.
Learning Outcomes - Uses the basic concepts related to early reading and writing.
- Explains the effect of sound, writing and language chacarestics of Turkish to teaching early reading and writing.
- Extablishes a relationship between learning areas and teaching early reading and writing.
- Explains the aims and the principles of teaching early reading and writing.
- Evaluates the causes of diffuculties and failures that can be encountered in teaching early reading and writing based on the first grade students' developmental characteristics.
- Evaluates the strenghts and weakness of the methods used in teaching early reading and writing with their superiority and limitations.
- Explains the principles, characteristics, implementation process and stages of teaching reading and writing stated in Turkish curriculum.
- Explains the role of teaching early reading and writing on developing students' high thinking skills.
- Selects or designs appropriate tools and equepments for teaching early reading and writing.
- Plans and applies the teaching-learning process in accordance with the steps of teaching early reading and writing method stated in Turkish curriculum.
- Develops activities to improve the process and skills (sound, letter, syllable, word recognition, fluent reading, comprehension, etc.) of teaching early reading and writing.
- Uses appropriate methods and techniques to evaluate the students' reading and writing skills.
Weekly Topics (Content)
Week Topics Learning Methods
1. Week Methods of teaching early reading and writing. Course Hours Verbal Expression Practice Preparation, After Class Study
2. Week Developmental features of first grade students Preparation, After Class Study Verbal Expression Course Hours
3. Week Characteristics of the Turkish curriculum and current changes in teaching early reading and writing Course Hours Verbal Expression Preparation, After Class Study
4. Week Preparation for the activities of teaching early reading and writing. (Preparation of the teacher and the classroom, recognition of the students, etc.) Course Hours Preparation, After Class Study Verbal Expression Practice
5. Week Preparation for early reading and writing, beginning and contiuning the early reading and writing Preparation, After Class Study Verbal Expression Course Hours
6. Week Planning the process of teaching early reading and writing, preparing the activities and materials Course Hours Preparation, After Class Study Verbal Expression
7. Week Preparing the lesson plan and teaching materials, performing teaching activities Course Hours Verbal Expression Preparation, After Class Study Practice
8. Week Midterm exam
9. Week Preparing the lesson plan and teaching materials, performing teaching activities Visual Presentation Preparation, After Class Study Course Hours Practice
10. Week Preparing the lesson plan and teaching materials, performing teaching activities Practice Course Hours Verbal Expression Preparation, After Class Study
11. Week Preparing the lesson plan and teaching materials, performing teaching activities Practice Course Hours Preparation, After Class Study Verbal Expression
12. Week Preparing the lesson plan and teaching materials, performing teaching activities Course Hours Preparation, After Class Study Verbal Expression Practice
13. Week Preparing the lesson plan and teaching materials, performing teaching activities Practice Course Hours Preparation, After Class Study Verbal Expression
14. Week Final
Recommended Sources
Akyol, Hayati (2012).Teaching Turkish First Reading and Writing, Ankara: Ani Publishing.
Dr. Fatma Susar Kırmızı, Emre Ünal. (2016). The First is the Teaching of Reading and Writing. Ankara, Ani Publishing House.
Material Sharing
Relations with Education Attainment Program Course Competencies
Program Requirements Contribution Level DK1 DK2 DK3 DK4 DK5 DK6 DK7 DK8 DK9 DK10 DK11 DK12 Measurement Method
PY1 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 40
PY2 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 40
PY3 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 40
PY4 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 40
PY5 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 40
PY6 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 40
PY7 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 40
PY8 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 40
PY9 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 -
PY10 4 4 4 4 4 5 4 4 5 4 4 4 5 -
PY11 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 -
PY12 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 1 2 2 1 2 1 -
PY13 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 -
PY14 2 2 3 2 3 2 3 2 2 2 2 2 2 -
PY15 3 2 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 4 3 -
*DK = Course's Contrubution.
0 1 2 3 4 5
Course's Level of contribution None Very Low Low Fair High Very High
Method of assessment/evaluation Written exam Oral Exams Assignment/Project Laboratory work Presentation/Seminar
ECTS credits and course workload
Event Quantity Duration (Hour) Total Workload (Hour)
Course Hours 1 10 10
Preparation, After Class Study 2 19 38
Research 1 2.5 2.5
Other Activities 3 3.5 10.5
Verbal Expression 4 10 40
Visual Presentation 10 4 40
Practice 1 10 10
Midterm 1 1 1 1
Final 1 1 1
Total Workload 153
ECTS Credit of the Course 6.0