Lit & Arts Early Ch Classrm

Catalog description

This course equips teachers of young children to design classroom experiences to foster literacy learning and development. This course will provide methods, approaches, and strategies for foundations of early literacy and artistic expression and for the integration of authentic texts to promote student inquiry as a tool for learning. Emphasis will be placed on the relationship between observation, assessment, and instruction, the role of children's literature, oral language, writing, and the importance of meaning-centered practices.