Advanced Seminar: Parent, Child, Lit Development

Catalog description

This course introduces participants to major issues related to culture and parenting in children’s language and literacy development. Throughout the semester participants examine different sources of evidence on the relation between cultural beliefs, parents’ practices and children’s language and literacy abilities. In addition, participants review evidence on the impact of several family programs serving communities with different socioeconomic and cultural backgrounds on children’s development. Participants will lead class discussion, make observations of story time sessions at the local library, and complete individual and group assignments. Class sessions involve primarily group discussion (led by students) based on journal articles, press articles, videos and TED talks. Prerequisites & Notes Permission of the instructor is required.