ELEC 325 - Children's Literature

Institution:

Slippery Rock University of Pennsylvania

Subject:

Elementary Educ/early Childhood

Description:

This course introduces the childrens literature: the history, the authors and illustrators, and the readers. A major focus is on diversity in books for children and how different cultures, experiences, time periods and characters are represented, or excluded. Emphasis is placed on critical analysis and discussion of books and illustrations, with a focus on elements of literature and art. Children as readers is also a focus, exploring ways that literature is used in classrooms and families.

Credits:

3.00

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Instructional Type:

Other

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Institution Website:

www.sru.edu

Phone Number:

(724) 738-9000

Regional Accreditation:

Middle States Association of Colleges and Schools

Calendar System:

Semester

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