TYPE OF COURSE UNIT	Compulsory Course
LEVEL OF COURSE UNIT	Bachelor's Degree
YEAR OF STUDY	2
SEMESTER	Third Term (Fall)
NUMBER OF ECTS CREDITS ALLOCATED	5
NAME OF LECTURER(S)	Associate Professor Nida Temiz Polat
LEARNING OUTCOMES OF THE COURSE UNIT	At the end of this course, the students; 1) make instructional plan of the course "1st Grade Literacy Education". 2) implement teaching and learning methods of the course "1st Grade Literacy Education". 3) implement assessment and evaluation methods of the course "1st Grade Literacy Education". 4) teach how to read and write to 1st grade students at primary education. 5) implement teaching and learning activities to 1st graders who know how to read and write in order to improve their reading and writing skills.
MODE OF DELIVERY	Face to face
PRE-REQUISITES OF THE COURSE	No
RECOMMENDED OPTIONAL PROGRAMME COMPONENT	There is no recommended optional program component for this course.
COURSE DEFINITION	At the end of the course, students are expected to plan and implement the 1st grade literacy eductaion. The content of this course consists of: reading and its importance, listening, speaking, visual reading and visual presentation; reading, writing, learning areas and their relationship, the properties of Turkish and its effect on first reading and writing teaching; reading and writing teaching approaches, the aims and principles of first reading and writing teaching, basic characteristics of first grade teachers and students in terms of initial reading and writing instruction; readiness to read and write (student) and preparation (teacher), failure and reasons for teaching and writing in the first reading, tools and materials used in the teaching and writing of the first reading (properties of vehicles, selection, creation and use); methods used in primary reading and writing teaching (definitions, characteristics, classification, applications, superiority and limitations of methods); sound based sentence method (definition, principles, properties, stages and application), reading and writing instruction in accordance with the stages of the sound based sentence method, the development of vocabulary, evaluation of the first reading and writing, the first reading and writing teaching and use of technology.
COURSE CONTENTS	WEEK TOPICS 1st Week Introduction: The Objectives and the content of the course 2nd Week Basic Concepts 3rd Week What is writing and reading? 4th Week What is teaching of writing and reading? Teaching of writing and reading in Turkey and the world 5th Week 1st grade students, teachers, parents at primary education level Teaching writing and reading and readiness 6th Week Methods of Teaching Writing and Reading 7th Week Methods of Teaching Writing and Reading 8th Week Midterm 9th Week I teach writing and reading 1 10th Week I teach writing and reading 2 11th Week I teach writing and reading 3 12th Week I teach writing and reading 4 13th Week I teach writing and reading 5 14th Week I teach writing and reading 6
RECOMENDED OR REQUIRED READING	Akyol, H. Türkçe İlk okuma ve Yazma Öğretimi, Ankara: Pegem A Yayıncılık, 2005 Cemaloğlu, N. İlk Okuma Yazma Öğretimi, Ankara: Nobel Yayınları, 2000 Köksal, K. Okuma Yazmanın Öğretimi, Ankara: Pegem Yayıncılık, 2001 Çelenk, S. Okuma Yazma ve Öğretimi, Ankara: Artım Yayınları, 1999 Öz, F. Uygulamalı İlk Okuma Yazma Öğretimi, Ankara: Anı Yayınları, 1999 Güneş, F Uygulamalı Okuma Yazma Öğretimi, Ankara: Ocak Yayınları, 2002 Güneş, F. Okuma Yazma Öğretimi ve Beyin Teknolojisi, Ankara: Ocak Yayınları, 1997
PLANNED LEARNING ACTIVITIES AND TEACHING METHODS	Lecture,Project,Other
ASSESSMENT METHODS AND CRITERIA	Quantity Percentage(%) Mid-term 1 40 Practice 1 20 Project 1 30 Other 1 10 Total(%) 100 Contribution of In-term Studies to Overall Grade(%) 100 Contribution of Final Examination to Overall Grade(%) 0 Total(%) 100
ECTS WORKLOAD	Activities Number Hours Workload Midterm exam 1 1 1 Preparation for Quiz Individual or group work 10 3 30 Preparation for Final exam Course hours 14 3 42 Preparation for Midterm exam 6 2 12 Laboratory (including preparation) Final exam 1 1 1 Homework Lesson Plan Development 1 18 18 Portfolio 1 42 42 Total Workload 146 Total Workload / 30 4,86 ECTS Credits of the Course 5
LANGUAGE OF INSTRUCTION	Turkish
WORK PLACEMENT(S)	No