ADTED 458: Early Literacy Development
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