EC 313 Language & Literacy in ECE

This course explores Language Arts in Early Childhood classrooms. The focus will be on literacy, which includes reading, writing, listening and speaking. Students will develop materials, and activities that are developmentally appropriate and based on knowledge of individual children. Second-language development is discussed in regards to preserving a child's home language in order to set a firm foundation for the learning of a second language and the overall enhancement of a child's language and literacy skills. This course is for educators who will teach in Birth to Third Grade classrooms.