Graduate Catalog

EDU 621 Literacy Teaching and Learning: Early Childhood

This course for teacher candidates specializing in early childhood provides an integration of literacy theory and research, content-based instructional practices, and assessment and evaluation cycles for diverse learners including ASL-English bilingual learners, English language learners (ELL), struggling readers and writers, and students with disabilities. In this course, candidates explore in depth an integrated approach to the study of early childhood literacy, curriculum building, methods and materials for literacy instruction, including language development, reading and writing.

Credits

3

Prerequisite

EDU 600; EDU 311 or EDU 601; and admission to the education program, or permission of the program director.

Distribution

Bachelors, Graduate, Undergraduate