LITL 420: Literacy and Language Development in Young Children
Course Description
This course develops understandings of the essentials of literacy development in children from pre-kindergarten through third grade. Preservice teachers will build knowledge of oral language, writing, phonological/phonemic awareness, phonics, fluency, vocabulary, and comprehension in young children through developmentally appropriate planning, instruction, and assessment to support the learning of all students. This course includes a field experience. Prerequisite: Admission to SOEHS, LITERACY 305 or 310 with a grade of C or better in each. 420/620