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Description of Individual Course Units
Course Unit CodeCourse Unit TitleType of Course UnitYear of StudySemesterNumber of ECTS Credits
AE-TRS5Teaching First Reading and WritingElective354
Level of Course Unit
First Cycle
Objectives of the Course
tudents are expected to learn different methods and techniques to prepare teaching designs in accordance with existing programs and to evaluate current topics in teaching reading and writing.
Name of Lecturer(s)
Learning Outcomes
1Comments language acquisition in early childhood. Knows cognitive, affective and psychomotor developmental characteristics of 6 / 7-15 year old children. Knows the developmental characteristics of children with neurological differences (ADHD, Autism, Dyslexia, Disgraphy). It applies the methods of evaluation of literacy. Analyzes the relationship between language and brain. It evaluates current topics such as teaching of reading-writing and MONE projects in areas where Turkish is not spoken enough.
2Knows the history of the first literacy teaching in Turkey. They prepare a lesson plan for teaching reading and writing in the combined classes. It integrates the first literacy teaching methods used in the world. Analyzes the sound based sentence method and alternative applications. Evaluates first literacy programs.
Mode of Delivery
Normal Education
Prerequisites and co-requisities
Recommended Optional Programme Components
Course Contents
The history of the first literacy education in Turkey; first reading and writing teaching methods (Alphabet method, syllable method, story-sentence method etc.); Sound based sentence method, application steps; alternative applications; reading and writing problems in middle school level and teaching reading and writing in advanced classes.
Weekly Detailed Course Contents
WeekTheoreticalPracticeLaboratory
1Introduction to the course, basic concepts (reading, writing, child development, etc.)
2Cognitive, affective and psychomotor developmental characteristics of 6 / 7-15 year old children.
3The history of the first literacy teaching in Turkey.
4First reading and writing teaching methods (Alphabet method, syllable method, story-sentence method etc.).
5First reading and writing teaching methods (Alphabet method, syllable method, story-sentence method etc.).
6Sound based sentence method, application steps.
7Sound based sentence method, application steps.
8midterm
9Alternative applications.
10Evaluation of first literacy programs.
11Evaluation of first literacy programs.
12Reading and writing problems in middle school level and teaching reading and writing in advanced classes.
13Reading and writing problems in middle school level and teaching reading and writing in advanced classes.
14Methods and techniques to be used in the education of children with reading and writing problems in secondary school.
15General review.
16Final
Recommended or Required Reading
Akyol, H. (2005) Türkçe İlk Okuma Yazma Öğretimi. Pegem A Yayıncılık. Ankara. Baştürk, M (2004) Dil Edinim Kuramları ve Türkçenin Anadili Olarak Edinimi. Ankara: Pegem Yay. Charles, C.M. (1999) Öğretmenler İçin Piaget İlkeleri. Gülten Ülgen (Çeviri) Ankara: Anı Yayıncılık. Ferah, A. (2007). Türkçe İlk Okuma Yazmayı Öğrenme, 3.Baskı, Ankara: Nobel Yayıncılık. Güneş, F. (2007b). Ses Temelli Cümle Yöntemi ve Zihinsel Yapılandırma. 1. Basım. Ankara: Nobel Yayıncılık.
Planned Learning Activities and Teaching Methods
Assessment Methods and Criteria
Term (or Year) Learning ActivitiesQuantityWeight
Midterm Examination1100
SUM100
End Of Term (or Year) Learning ActivitiesQuantityWeight
Final Examination1100
SUM100
Term (or Year) Learning Activities40
End Of Term (or Year) Learning Activities60
SUM100
Language of Instruction
Turkish
Work Placement(s)
Workload Calculation
ActivitiesNumberTime (hours)Total Work Load (hours)
Midterm Examination111
Final Examination122
Attending Lectures9218
Individual Study for Mid term Examination9981
Homework6318
TOTAL WORKLOAD (hours)120
Contribution of Learning Outcomes to Programme Outcomes
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* Contribution Level : 1 Very low 2 Low 3 Medium 4 High 5 Very High