Emerg Lit and Lang Dev

Catalog description

This course discusses language and literacy development in young children. Verbal and non-verbal language acquisition in children are examined. Emphasis is on phonemic awareness, phonics, fluency, vocabulary, and comprehension. Instructional strategies, technology-use and varied learning materials to promote language and literacy development in inter-disciplinary contexts with attention to the interrelated processes of listening, speaking, reading, and writing, are emphasized. Offered fall.