EDUC 241 - Children's Literature

Institution:

Ocean County College

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Description:

Children's literature is a course which surveys a broad range of literature for children in pre-school through the elementary grades. Picture books, poetry, folk tales, fantasy, realistic fi ction and non-fi ction will be read, discussed and evaluated. Students will explore the production and marketing of juvenile books; they will compare current trends in illustration and will practice the evaluation of children's books as literature. Story-telling techniques, reading aloud and the use of trade books in whole language instruction will be emphasized throughout the course.

Credits:

3.00

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Instructional Type:

Lecture

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Institution Website:

www.ocean.edu/

Phone Number:

(732) 255-0400 ext 2804

Regional Accreditation:

Middle States Association of Colleges and Schools

Calendar System:

Semester

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