006.18A Grade Levels: 7-12.
006.18B Endorsement Type: Subject.
006.18C Persons with this endorsement may
teach writing, language, and literature in grades 7 through 12.
006.18D Certification Endorsement
Requirements: This endorsement shall require a minimum of 30 semester hours in
writing, language, and literature course work.
006.18E Endorsement Program Requirements:
Nebraska teacher education institutions offering this endorsement program must
have on file, within the institution, a plan which identifies the courses and
the course completion requirements which the institution utilizes to grant
credit toward completion of this endorsement.
THE FOLLOWING ARE RECOMMENDED GUIDELINES FOR
INCLUSION AS PART OF THE INSTITUTION'S PLAN UNDER THIS
ENDORSEMENT.
Through the courses identified in its plan, the institution
should prepare prospective teachers to:
A. Demonstrate an understanding of and be
able to teach the concepts, skills, and processes of reading and writing as
defined in the Nebraska Student Standards for eighth and twelfth
grades.
B. Demonstrate knowledge
and understanding of the English language, including being able to:
1. demonstrate an understanding of language
acquisition and development;
2.
demonstrate how reading, writing, speaking, listening, viewing, and thinking
are interrelated;
3. recognize the
impact of cultural, economic, political, and social environments upon
language;
4. demonstrate an
understanding of diversity in language use, patterns, and dialects across
cultures, ethnic groups, geographic regions, and social roles;
5. demonstrate an understanding of how and
why the English language evolves;
6. demonstrate an understanding of English
grammars;
7. demonstrate an
understanding of syntax and phonology; and
8. demonstrate an understanding of the
various purposes for which language is used.
C. Prospective teachers should demonstrate
knowledge and understanding of reading processes, including being able to:
1. demonstrate how to respond to and
interpret literature in different ways;
2. demonstrate how to discover and create
meaning from texts, including non-print media;
3. use a wide range of strategies to
comprehend, interpret, evaluate, and appreciate texts; and
4. demonstrate an understanding of the uses
of reading for different purposes, including reading in the
workplace.
D.
Prospective teachers should demonstrate knowledge and understanding of
different composing processes, including being able to:
1. use a wide range of writing strategies to
generate meaning and to clarify understanding;
2. produce different forms of written
discourse for various audiences demonstrating conventional usages for those
forms and audiences;
3. demonstrate
how written discourse can influence thought and action; and
4. revise, edit, and proofread written
text.
E. Prospective
teachers should demonstrate knowledge and understanding of an extensive range
of literature, including being able to:
1.
demonstrate knowledge of a broad historical and contemporary spectrum of United
States, British, and world literatures, including:
a. literature from a range of
cultures;
b. literature from a
range of genres;
c. literature by
authors of both genders;
d.
literature by authors of color;
e.
literature written specifically for older children and young adults;
and
f. works of literary theory,
history, and criticism.
F. Prospective teachers should demonstrate
knowledge and understanding of the range and influence of print and nonprint
media and technology in contemporary culture, including being able to:
1. recognize the influence of media on
culture and on people's actions and communication; and
2. display an understanding of the role of
technology in communication.
G. Prospective teachers should demonstrate
methods of research in English, such as, use of the library and electronic
resources, and field research.
