ECS 325 - Language, Arts, and Literacy in Early Childhood Education

Institution:

Union Institute & University - Closed

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Description:

This course explores the importance of theory and understanding and practical implementation of promising practices to promote communication and early literacy skill acquisition in early childhood education birth through the early primary years. It provides knowledge and understanding of how young children develop emergent literacy skills and language through the integration of print into the environment, use of children‘s literature, and writing across the early childhood curriculum. Its focus includes strategies for the plan and implementation of developmentally appropriate literacy activities, materials, and experiences into the early childhood classroom to promote children‘s expressive and receptive language skills. It stresses the importance of family involvement in the young child‘s cognitive development in language arts.

Credits:

4.00

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Instructional Type:

Lecture

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Institution Website:

www.myunion.edu

Phone Number:

(800) 861-6400

Regional Accreditation:

North Central Association of Colleges and Schools

Calendar System:

Trimester

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