ED 208 - Early Literacy (W)

3 Credit(s)

This course introduces key issues in early literacy research and instruction in the kindergarten classroom. Students engage in discussion of and planning for differentiated instruction in all the language arts (reading, writing, listening, speaking, viewing, and visual representation). Students learn integrated approaches to teaching methods and materials for literacy curriculum for the diverse language and learning needs of emergent, beginning readers and writers. This course examines issues, theories, processes, and contexts involved in oral language and early literacy development and the implications for curriculum and instruction in the early grades. This course includes Stage 2 Fieldwork, and clearances are required.