READ 30320 - Language Development, Emergent Literacy, and Reading in Young Children

Institution:

Rowan University

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Corequisites: ECED 23320 Prerequisites: ECED 23221 Students will develop an understanding of five phases of Literacy: Awareness and Exploration; Experimental Reading and Writing; Early Reading and Writing; Transitional Reading and Writing; Independent and Productive Reading and Writing. Students will learn how to integrate literacy across all curricula in the forms of reading, writing speaking, listening, and viewing. They will be able to identify, assess, adapt and implement a variety of strategies that take into account children with special needs. Further, the students will be able to recognize the impact of cultural, linguistic, and other diversities that have the potential to affect engagement in literacy learning by identifying and utilizing strategies for inclusion. In addition, students will also identify strategies to expose children to other languages through the use of functional phrases for social interaction and inclusiveness. This course will require frequent field visits in a variety of settings.

Credits:

4.00

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Instructional Type:

Lecture

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Institution Website:

www.rowan.edu

Phone Number:

(856) 256-4000

Regional Accreditation:

Middle States Association of Colleges and Schools

Calendar System:

Semester

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