Children's Literature

Catalog description

This course will investigate literature for children, and appropriate learning activities suitable for the preschool, elementary and middle school student. Relationships are explored between child development, school curricula, instructional strategies, language arts, multi-cultural activities, and literature. A focus in selection of quality children's literature to plan culturally diverse lessons to support learning in the following areas: print concepts, phonological awareness, letter knowledge, spelling, word recognition, vocabulary, handwriting, comprehension, composition, listening and speaking. Twenty-five hours of fieldwork are required in a Preschool - 6th grade classroom.