Foundations of Early Literacy, K-3

Catalog description

This course introduces students to the development of literacy in young children, beginning in kindergarten and continuing through the early elementary grades. Students will learn what research has revealed about how young children develop the insights, skills, and conceptual knowledge that enable them to successfully learn to read and write. Students will learn to support young learners and prompt the development of foundational skills in phonemic awareness, phonics, fluency, vocabulary, comprehension, and writing. In addition, the course examines the relationship between oral language and literacy and the role motivation and social contexts play in literacy learning. A cumulative GPA of 2.75 is required.