EDU 675 - Emergent Literacy

3 Hour(s)

Study of developmentally appropriate ways to facilitate emergent literacy of young children in the context of their lives in a literate community. Topics explored from constructivist and emergent literacy perspectives include early literacy, individualization through personalized learning, differentiation between formal reading programs and emergent literacy approaches, the roles of language experience and phonics in emergent literacy, curricular integration of emergent literacy approaches, and children’s literature and language arts.

Prerequisite(s): Consent of instructor if not certified to teach K-12.