ECE 334 Language and Early Literacy Development

This course will introduce students to the fundamentals of early language and literacy development, and their connection to one another. Students will learn the importance of planning a curriculum that includes emergent literacy at its core as well as how to incorporate activities that strengthen early language and literacy development, based on the five domains of language development. Typical and atypical development will be explored in addition to differentiated early literacy instruction as well as strategies for including families. Twenty five field hours are required and are directly connected to the assignments within the course. Pre-requisite(s): EDU 299. Co-requisite(s): None. 5 quarter hours