Prerequisite
ECE 330
Course Description
Focus will be on the developmental aspects of literacy as they relate to emergent literacy skills in the young child. Particular attention will be paid to the research based relationship between language development and key language experiences that contribute to successful literacy acquisition. Students will have an opportunity to analyze children's oral language and emerging reading/writing skills in order to develop age appropriate activities that foster literacy acquisition. Particular attention will be paid to the importance of addressing the needs of all students in increasingly cultural and linguistically diverse classrooms. The role of community and parental involvement in the development of early literacy skills will be addressed.