Offered each Fall Semester

ADTED 458:  Early Literacy Development focuses on young children’s language and literacy development, including ways that parents and staff support this development; research related to how children acquire language, reading, and writing skills; how to encourage language and literacy development through play and technology; and the role of assessment in the classroom.

Learning Objectives:  Upon successful completion of this course, students will be able to:

• Describe the development of early language and literacy, and the important role parents have in influencing children’s transformation into successful readers and writers.
• Describe how teachers can support children’s language and literacy development by:
• Understanding children’s language and literacy development
• Learning how to create a classroom that supports children’s learning
• Providing support to all learners.

Course Topics

• Children’s Early Language and Literacy development
• Oral Language Development, including vocabulary development, phonological awareness, and alphabet knowledge
• Print Knowledge
• Comprehension and Fluency
• Emergent Writing
• Impact of Read Alouds
• Family Partnerships Between Home and School
• Influence of Play
• Working with Diverse Learners
• The Role of Technology