Dorie Z. Combs, Ph.D.

 

 

Professor
Department of Curriculum & Instruction
College of Education
Eastern Kentucky University
215 Bert Combs Building
Eastern Kentucky University
Richmond, KY 40475-3102
606-622-2154
Office Hours for Spring 2007
109 Combs Building
Beginning February  M - T – W – R  9:30- 11:30 and 1:00 – 3:00
Or by appointment

dorie.combs@eku.edu 

 

 

 

 

*      EMG 494   Teaching English and Communications in the Middle Grades

*      NMSA 2005 presentation

*      Examples of content area writing tasks

*      EMG 806 Teaching Reading in the Middle Grades

*      Undergraduate Middle Grades Education Program

*      Master of Arts in Teaching in the Middle Grades

*      Research Interests


   

EMG 806 syllabus
Web-Based on Blackboard

 

 

EMG 806 Reading in the Middle Grades 

This course provides a comprehensive study of the teaching strategies and materials that are appropriate for teaching reading and writing in grades five through eight.  Special emphasis is placed on reading instruction in the content areas.  The course content is adaptable to secondary content area reading as well.

 

EMG 806 Podcasts:

 

http://www.people.eku.edu/806textreviewpodcast.mp3  Textbook Review – This audio file provides a brief overview of the requirements and process for completing the textbook review.  This is an mp3 file.  Right click and play or save to your computer to play at your convenience.  It would be helpful for you to open Blackboard to course documents and have your Vacca & Vacca text available as well.  (This is my first attempt to create a pod cast!  I hope to be able to save these in MP3 format eventually.) This podcast takes about 10-15 minutes).

 

  

 

 

EMG 430 Syllabus

Web support on Blackboard

EMG 430  Middle Grades Curriculum

An examination of the curriculum and the responsibilities of teaching in the middle grades.  This class addresses the cognitive, physical, and psychosocial development of young adolescents and the curriculum components recommended by the National Middle School Association in its publication, This We Believe.  This class is part of the fall Middle Grades Methods Block.

 

 

 

EMG 494 Syllabus

 

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EMG 494
Teaching English & Communications
in the Middle Grades

This course is required of all students majoring in middle grades education with an emphasis in English & Communications.  This class is part of the Middle Grades methods block which is taught during Fall semesters only.  Students must complete this course prior to student teaching. Because it is part of the block, the schedule varies.  Students will practice unit development and lesson planning, complete field and clinical experiences in an area middle school English classroom, and develop a complete teaching unit.

 

 

 

EMG 810 Syllabus

 

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EMG 810

Middle Grades Curriculum

 

This course is required in the Master of Arts in Education with the Middle Grades emphasis.  It provides a study of the physical, social, emotional, and intellectual needs unique to the middle grade student; social, economic, and political forces impacting middle schools; implications for courses of study, learning environments, and teacher characteristics.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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Research Interests

*     Middle Schools

*     Reading & Writing in the Content Areas

*     Graduate programs for alternative certification

*     State Policy for public education