Each Multiple Subject or Education Specialist Intern Program must include a minimum of 120 clock hour (or the semester or quarter unit equivalent) pre-service component which includes:
General and Foundational Pedagogy including classroom management and planning,
Reading/Language Arts,
Subject-Specific Pedagogy,
Human Development, and
Specific content regarding the teaching of English Learners
This course is part of a series of pre-service courses offered by Merced County Office of Education Intern Programs, fulfilling the required 120 clock-hours (or equivalent) of pre-service training. This course provides multiple subject intern candidates with subject-specific pedagogical knowledge for teaching English Language Arts (ELA), English Language Development (ELD), and Social Science in grades 4-8. Candidates will study the development of language and literacy in older children and adolescents and explore effective, standards-aligned instructional strategies for reading, writing, listening, and speaking across these content areas. Emphasis is placed on integrating literacy and content instruction, supporting English Learners through comprehensive ELD (integrated and designated), leveraging student assets, and understanding reading difficulties, including dyslexia, within a Multi-Tiered System of Support (MTSS). Instruction is grounded in the CA ELA Standards, CA ELD Standards, CA Social Science Framework, and CA Dyslexia Guidelines.