Emergent Literacy in Birth to Kindergarten

Catalog description

Crosslisted: ECE This online course is intended for students who are enrolled in the Master of Arts in Teaching program. This course provides a critical examination of the major areas of speaking, listening, reading, and writing experiences of young children. It outlines research and theory central to young children’s early literacy development of reading and writing processes. Course topics will include guiding principles for developing children’s early literacy skills, language development stages, theories of language acquisition, culturally and linguistic diversity, language assessment, communicative disorders, and school-home connections. Field experience required. PREREQ: EDN 5040, 5120, 5450 (EDN Core 9 hours); ECE 5060 Assessment in Birth to Kindergarten