Children's Literature

Catalog description

This survey course provides an overview of children’s literature, its genres, authors, its fundamentals of close reading, ideas for instruction and response, criteria of of selection, and children’s development. With a historical context of contemporary children’s literature, the course explores the reader’s experience and knowledge to cultivate new ways of looking at children’s literature. Students will explore diverse, contemporary literature in the language arts and content areas while at the same time becoming more experienced, insightful, and informed readers of children’s literature. The course focuses on conversations, presentations, and writing related to key concepts of the genres and diverse literature and reflects the conceptual framework of a bridge between theory and practice or life experience. Prerequisite(s): ED 201 and ED 204 and ED 233 .