Oral Language and Early Literacy Development

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READ 4393. Oral Language and Early Literacy Development. Theories, research, and teaching practices related to oral language acquisition, variation, and vocabulary development in EC-3 classrooms. Covers assessment and instructional strategies that support children's linguistic and socio-cultural strengths in early literacy learning. Prerequisites: Admission to the Educator Preparation Program, ECE 3203 , and READ 3223 . Three lecture hours a week. Credit: Three hours.