EDUC 233 - Literacy Development Through Children's Literature

Institution:

Ivy Tech Community College-Central Office

Subject:

Education

Description:

This course examines children¿s literature for the preschool child through adolescence. Students will also study the relationship to literacy development. This course not only focuses on the traditional aspects of literacy but also examines other genres of literature (i.e. picture books, folk tales, poetry, short stories, historical and contemporary fiction, fantasy, biographies, and novels). Also, the benefits and rewards to literature will be discussed ¿ enjoyment, aesthetics, comprehension strategies, imagination, cognition, language, multicultural integration, as well as, the development of the love of reading. Additionally, the role of art, illustrations, and media adaptations will be examined in conjunction with children¿s literature throughout the years. Students will also be introduced to literature awarded with the Newbery Award and Caldecott Medal distinctions.

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3.00

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Regional Accreditation:

North Central Association of Colleges and Schools

Calendar System:

Unaccounted for code

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