Elementary Education Exploration (Grades 1-6)
Note: Elementary Education Exploration is only open to full-time Yale undergraduates.
While the Yale Teacher Preparation Program does not have a course of study that leads to certification in elementary education, there is a flexible program of exploration that provides both coursework and field experiences which can greatly enhance understanding of teaching at the elementary level. Candidates choose from the courses below as they prepare either for independent school employment or graduate school admission. TPRP 190a and one of the Child Study courses is a prerequisite for the internship (TPRP 471).
Course Choices:
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- TPRP 125a, Child Development.
- TPRP 127a, Early Childhood Methods.
- TPRP 128b, Language, Literacy, and Play.
- TPRP 190a, Schools, Community and the Teacher.
- TPRP 191a or b, Clinical Child Development and Assessment of Young Children. 1/2 credit.
- TPRP 192a or 193b, Observation.
- TPRP 195b, Issues in Special Education.
- TPRP 471a or b, Independent Study: Elementary Internship.
The Elementary Internship involves a placement at Foote School, a nearby independent K to 9 school. The first half of the semester the candidate is placed in a grade 1 or 2 class and the second half in a grade 4-6 class.
