EDUC 2700 — - Introduction to Language and Literacy
Prerequisite: EDUC 1200 Introduction to Early Childhood Education Corequisite: none This course will introduce concepts of emergent language and literacy development from birth to age eight. Students will learn to create developmentally appropriate learning experiences that support both oral language and emerging literacy skills among children at all developmental levels. Students will be exposed to a wide range of instructional practices, approaches, methods, and curriculum materials to support children's language and literacy development. Students will be expected to spend approximately 15 hours per semester outside of class time observing and interacting with young children in community-based educational programs. Transfer Curriculum Goal(s): none