EDUC 344 Teaching Reading and Language Arts
Teaching Reading and Language Arts with Children's Literature develops an understanding that children's books can be used as the foundation for a young readers success in developing literacy. One course objective is to become knowledgeable readers of children's literature, with an emphasis on Native American children's literature and to develop expertise in using author studies and technology in the classroom. Literature from various genres will be explored as a tool to elicit responses from children and help them to create personal meaning from texts. Various methods for teaching language arts and reading will be discussed as candidates learn to plan and organize a balanced literacy program.