1606. ELEMENTARY EDUCATION (CLASSROOM GRADES 1-6)

1606 ELEMENTARY EDUCATION (CLASSROOM GRADES 1-6) 1606.1 In addition to the general and professional education requirements, for certification in elementary education, the following shall be required: (a) A minimum of sixty (60) semester hours of specialized course experiences appropriate for children at this age level. The program shall require demonstrated competence through coursework or documented evidence in the knowledge of both the content disciplines and the methods needed to teach and distributed among the following subject areas: (1) Mathematics, including instruction in the fundamental concepts of mathematics relevant to elementary education. Laboratory and discovery techniques should be emphasized for the practical application and reinforcement of these concepts at each grade level (six (6) semester hours); (2) Reading, including work in each of the following (six (6) semester hours): (A) Developmental Reading; and (B) Diagnostic Reading with practicum experience; (3) Language Arts, including experiences in children’s literature, English grammar, written composition and speech (twelve (12) semester hours); (4) Social Science, including instruction in the fundamental concepts of social science relevant to elementary education. Experiences shall include American history, basic economics, and geography (twelve (12) semester hours); (5) Sciences, including instruction in life, physical, and environmental science for elementary education and a course requiring laboratory experiences (six (6) semester hours); (6) Health and Physical Education, including instruction in school health education (health services, safety, and health instruction) as well as instruction in physical education and activities appropriate to the grade level (six (6) semester hours); (7) Appreciation and creative expression in fine arts including at least two (2) of the following: art, music, drama, dance, and film (six (6) semester hours); and (8) Electives to be chosen from § 1606.1(a)(1) or § 1606.1(a)(5) of this subsection (six (6) semester hours); (b) Supervised classroom instruction: (1) Supervised planning, observation and teaching experience preferably at both the primary (1-3) and intermediate (4-6) grade levels; or one experience on the elementary level (1-6); or (2) A minimum of one (1) year of satisfactory teaching experience on the elementary level. SOURCE: Final Rulemaking published at 28 DCR 3201 (July 17, 1981); as amended by Final Rulemaking published at 33 DCR 6542 (October 24, 1986); and by Final Rulemaking published at 40 DCR 6893, 6898-00 (October 1, 1993).