Course Information

Course Information
Course Title Code Language Type Semester L+U Hour Credits ECTS
Teaching Reading & Writing in Elementary Grades TSE592 Turkish Compulsory 3 + 0 3.0 7.0
Prerequisite Courses
Course Level Graduate
Mode of delivery Face to face
Course Coordinator Prof. Dr. Fatih Çetin ÇETİNKAYA
Instructor(s)
Goals This course aims to provide participants with a theoretical framework for literacy instruction and to develop their use of strategies for teaching reading and writing
Course Content Vocabulary teaching strategies. Pros and cons of whole-group reading. Writing instruction strategies (story writing). Literature circles. Using reading strategies together for effective text processing
Learning Outcomes
# Öğrenme Kazanımı
1 Learns the basic concepts related to reading and writing.
2 Develops skills and practical experience in teaching reading and writing through instructional applications.
3 Establishes learning goals for students in relation to selected independent reading texts.
Lesson Plan (Weekly Topics)
Week Topics/Applications Method
1. Week Introducing the course and organizing reading circle groups Preparation, After Class Study
2. Week Vocabulary teaching strategies. Pros and cons of whole-group reading. Writing instruction strategies (Story). Research
3. Week Vocabulary instruction strategies. Pre-reading strategies. Writing instruction strategies (story writing) Presentation (Preparation)
4. Week Examples of vocabulary instruction strategies. While-reading strategies. Examples of writing instruction strategies Presentation (Preparation)
5. Week Examples of vocabulary instruction strategies. After-reading strategies. Examples of writing instruction strategies
6. Week Integrating reading strategies for effective text comprehension
7. Week What is a Reading Circle, and what is it not?
8. Week Assessing whole-group reading using reading circles
9. Week Defining Reader’s Theater: What It Is and What It Is Not
10. Week Examples of vocabulary instruction strategies. Advantages and disadvantages of small-group reading. Writing instruction strategies (informative writing)
11. Week Examples of vocabulary instruction strategies. Small-group reading strategies. Writing instruction strategies (informative writing)
12. Week Examples of vocabulary instruction strategies. Individual reading strategies. Writing instruction strategies (informative writing)
13. Week Examples of vocabulary instruction strategies. Individual reading strategies. Writing instruction strategies (informative writing)
14. Week he use of poetry as a tool for reading and writing Practice
*Midterm and final exam dates are not specified in the 14-week course operation plan. Midterm and final exam dates are held on the dates specified in the academic calendar with the decision of the University Senate.
The Matrix for Course & Program Learning Outcomes
No Program Requirements Level of Contribution
1 2 3 4 5
1 Develops and deepens their knowledge in the field of classroom teaching to an advanced level, in line with graduate-level competencies.
2 Understands the interaction between disciplines related to the field of classroom teaching.
3 Applies the theoretical and practical knowledge acquired at an advanced level in the field of classroom teaching.
4 Integrates the knowledge acquired in the field of classroom teaching with information from related disciplines, interprets it, and generates new knowledge.
Relations with Education Attainment Program Course Competencies
Program Requirements DK1 DK2 DK3
PY1 4 4 4
PY2 3 3 3
PY3 4 4 4
PY4 2 2 4
Recommended Sources
Ders Kitabı veya Notu
Diğer Kaynaklar
  • Türkiye Yüzyılı Maarif Modeli
  • The Dance of the Letters, Hunt, Linda M. (2017).
  • A Book on Reading Circles
ECTS credits and course workload
ECTS credits and course workload Quantity Duration (Hour) Total Workload (Hour)
Ders İçi
Class Hours 2 5 10
Ders Dışı
Preparation, After Class Study 2 5 10
Research 4 9 36
Presentation (Preparation) 2.5 1 2.5
Practice 5 4 20
Other Activities 4 5 20
Sınavlar
Midterm 1 5 4 20
Homework 1 4 5 20
Final 5 6 30
Practice 5 2 10
Total Workload 178.5
*AKTS = (Total Workload) / 25,5 ECTS Credit of the Course 7.0