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Early Literacy in Inclusionary Settings

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General

Prefix

CFS

Course Number

506

Course Level

Graduate

Department/Unit(s)

College/School

College of Education and Learning Design

Description

Language and literacy development in the preschool years. Creating and evaluating developmentally appropriate literacy-rich environments for children with diverse needs.

Credits

Min

3

Max

3

Goals and Diversity

Learning Outcomes

Outcome

Examine developmentally appropriate early literacy practices for all children including the process of second language acquisition.

Outcome

Evaluate learning environments for inclusion of literacy practices.

Outcome

Analyze children’s literature to support and promote early literacy learning.

Outcome

Determine how teacher behaviors influence early literacy development in young children.

Outcome

Analyze the development of language and communication skills including phonological and phonemic awareness, sight words, fluency, print awareness, literacy and vocabulary development, spelling, and comprehension.

Outcome

Demonstrate collaboration with other professionals on literacy learning initiatives.

Outcome

Assess teaching strategies in order to enhance and improve language and literacy in the content areas. Evaluate literacy assessments for diverse populations including multilingual learners in order to improve student outcomes and teaching practice.

Course Outline

Course Outline

Literacy practices. 25% Literacy learning environments. 25% Language and communication skills. 25% Professional collaboration. 25%