RLL 537 Early Literacy Methods PreK-3

Introduces key issues in early literacy research and instruction (PreK-3). Students will engage in discussion of and planning for differentiated instruction in all the language arts (reading, writing, listening, speaking, viewing and visual representation). Reading and writing will be taught as mutually supportive, holistic processes. Students will learn about instructional strategies and materials appropriate for emergent, beginning and early fluent readers. Prerequisite(s): Admission to the Early Childhood Education M.A.T. Program. 3 semester hours