RAL 222 - Literacy Strategies, Assessment and

Institution:

The College of New Jersey

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Description:

Instruction-Early Childhood Corequisite: ECE 201 Explores the fundamentals of emergent and early language and literacy. These fundamentals include the complex cultural and social issues that influence the way teachers of young children approach all aspects of language and literacy development, e.g., language acquisition, language structure and variation; the role of oral language in early literacy development; the role of play in literacy development and how play space encourages and supports literacy development, how teacher talk provides a foundation for early vocabulary development; and how the quality and number of children's trade books influences children's literacy development. Field experiences in K-3 classrooms included.

Credits:

4.00

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Instructional Type:

Lecture

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Additional Information:

Historical Version(s):

09/01/2008 - 08/14/2015 

Institution Website:

www.tcnj.edu

Phone Number:

(609) 771-1855

Regional Accreditation:

Middle States Association of Colleges and Schools

Calendar System:

Semester

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