ECED 315 Literacy Language in the Classroom
Literacy and Language in the Early Childhood Classroom explores the development of language and literacy skills of young children along with curriculum and teaching techniques that foster language and literacy in developmentally and individually appropriate ways. The course will focus on the understanding of a comprehensive literacy curriculum that makes productive use of the literacy abilities that all children bring to early childhood settings along with the multiple manners in which literacy is represented in our lives, texts, culture, and perceptions of the world. As well, students discover the inter-relatedness of language, reading, and writing skills. Children's literature will be reviewed and evaluated based on quality indicators and language and literacy curriculum will be connected to national standards and state guidelines.