LTCY 421/444

Fall 2009

Course Calendar

(Subject to Change)

 

Date/Week

Chapters

Discussions

Due

Assignment Due

Notes

8/31-9/4

 

Discussion 1 What is Literacy?

 

Prompt: 8/31 (Monday)

 

Response: by 11:59 pm (CST) 9/5 (Saturday)

 

Follow-up: by 11:59 pm (CST) 9/6 (Sunday)

First Assignment Personal Homepage

 

Due Date: 11:59 pm (CST), 9/6 (Sunday)

IMPORTANT:

 

(1) All students are required to participate in Discussion 1.

 

(2) Students who want to do their field experience at school in Bowling Green have to e-mail me by 4:00 pm (CST) 9/3 (Thursday).

 

(3) Do not miss the due date of First Assignment.  Partial credit will not given if you miss the due date.

9/8-11

Chapter 1

Discussion 2

 

Prompt: 9/8 (Tuesday)

 

Response: 9/12 (Saturday)

 

Follow-up: 9/13 (Sunday)

Electronic Research Project Topic

Due Date: 11:59 pm (CST), 9/13 (Sunday)

Labor Day 9/7 (Monday)

 

Optional Meeting at WKU (TBA)

 

All students have to e-mail me their Electronic Research Project topic by the due date. 

9/14-18

Chapter 2

Discussion 3

 

Prompt: 9/14 (Monday)

 

Response: 9/19 (Saturday)

 

Follow-up: 9/20 (Sunday)

Electronic Research Project

 

Due Date: 11:59 pm (CST), 9/20 (Sunday)

 

9/21-25

No Text Reading

Electronic Research Project Feedback

 

 

Electronic Research Project Feedback

 

Due Date: 11:59 pm (CST) 9/27 (Sunday)

Leave feedback to at least 6 people by the due date. 

9/28-10/2

Chapter 3

Discussion 4

 

Prompt: 9/28 (Monday)

 

Response: 10/3 (Saturday)

 

Follow-up: 10/4 (Sunday)

Literature-based Reading Strategies Literature Selection

 

Due Date:

11:59 pm (CST), 10/4

(1) All students have to e-mail me their literature selection by the due date.

 

(2) Optional Meeting at WKU

 

RE: IRI (TBA)

10/5-9

Chapter 4

Discussion 5

 

Prompt: 10/5 (Monday)

 

Response: 10/12 (Monday)

 

Follow-up: 10/13 (Tuesday)

 

WKU Fall Break 10/8-9

 

Bowling Green Independent Schools Fall Break: 10/5-13

 

Warren County Schools Fall Break: 10/5-9

10/12-16

Chapter 5

Discussion 6

 

Prompt: 10/12 (Monday)

 

Response: 10/17 (Saturday)

 

Follow-up: 10/18 (Sunday)

Graduate Project

 

Due Date: 11:59 pm (CST), 10/18 (Sunday)

 

 

All graduate students (LTCY 421/444 G) are required to submit the graduate project by the due date. 

10/19-23

Chapter 6

Discussion 7

 

Prompt: 10/19 (Monday)

 

Response: 9/24 (Saturday)

 

Follow-up: 9/25 (Sunday)

Reading Tutor Consent Form and Letter for Approval from the Principal

 

Due date: 4:00 pm, (CST)10/22 (Thursday)

 

 

Please send me the reading tutor consent form and a letter for approval from the principal together (in the same envelope). 

 

Tadayuki Suzuki, Ph.D.,

School of Teacher Education

(TPH 355)

1906 College Heights Blvd. #61030

Western Kentucky University, Bowling Green, KY 42101-1030

 

Fax #: (270) 745-6435

10/26-30

Chapter 7

Discussion 8

 

Prompt: 10/26 (Monday)

 

Response: 10/31 (Saturday)

 

Follow-up: 11/1 (Sunday)

Field Experience Assessments (a), (b), (c), & IRI

 

Due Date: by 11:59 pm (CST) 11/1 (Sunday)

IMPORTANT:

 

11/1 (Sunday) is the final due date of the field experience assessments and IRI.  Regardless of any reasons, I will not accept these assignments after this due date. 

11/2-6

Chapter 8

Discussion 9

 

Prompt: 11/2 (Monday)

 

Response: 11/7 (Saturday)

 

Follow-up: 11/8 (Sunday)

 

 

11/9-13

Chapter 9

Discussion 10

 

Prompt: 11/9 (Monday)

 

Response: 11/14 (Saturday)

 

Follow-up: 11/15 (Sunday)

 

 

11/16-20

Chapter 10

Discussion 11

 

Prompt: 11/16 (Monday)

 

Response: 11/21 (Saturday)

 

Follow-up: 11/22 (Sunday)

Literature-based Reading Strategies

 

Due Date: 11:59 pm (CST), 11/22 (Sunday). 

 

11/23-27

No Text Reading

 

 

Thanksgiving 11/26

11/30-12/4

Chapter 11

Discussion 12

 

Prompt: 11/30 (Monday)

 

Response: 12/5 (Saturday)

 

Follow-up: 12/6 (Sunday)

Upload Literature-based Reading Strategies (Critical Performance Assignment) to EPS.

 

Due Date: 11:59 pm (CST), 12/6 (Sunday)

Upload CP to EPS by the due date.

12/7-11

No Text Reading

Discussion 13 Final Reflection

 

Prompt: 12/7 (Monday)

 

Response: 12/12 (Saturday)

 

Follow-up: 12/13 (Sunday)

Letter handwritten by Student & Field Log

 

Due date: 4:00 pm (CST) 12/10 (Thursday)

All students are required to participate in Discussion 13. 

12/14-18

No Text Reading

 

 

Professionalism and Follow-up Points will be given.