Description: Overview of spoken and written language development of young children. Theories and research related to language and literacy development and the role of the teacher in facilitating this development. Planning, implementing and evaluating developmentally appropriate multicultural and anti-bias experiences, environments and materials for language discovery and learning. Selection and integration of appropriate inclusive literature in early childhood settings. Extensive practice in learning how to listen and talk with young children.
Prerequisites: ECED-1010 Introduction to Early Childhood Education: Children's Development and Programs; or ECED-101A Children's Development and Types of Programs in Early Childhood, ECED-101B Theoretical Foundations of Early Childhood, ECED-101C Curriculum and Inclusion in Early Childhood, and ECED-101D Early Childhood Curriculum in the Classroom; and ENG-1010 College Composition I.
Hours: 3 Lecture: 3
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