ECE 333
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Literacy Development I: Teaching Literacy in Early Childhood Classrooms (prek-k)
Course Description
The purpose of this course is for teacher candidates to understand the essential components of literacy including what they are, how they are expected to develop, how they relate to other concepts, and ways to support, teach, and assess this development for young children (prek-k)
When Taught
Fall and Winter
Min
3
Fixed/Max
3
Fixed
3
Fixed
0
Recommended
Taken concurrently with ECE 330, ECE 336, and ECE 338R, IP&T 370.\n
Title
Essential Components of Literacy Development
Learning Outcome
Teacher candidates will demonstrate foundational knowledge of the essential components of literacy development for all learners (PreK-K) with understanding of how context, culture(s), experiences, and Gospel truths influence literacy learning.
Title
Assessing Literacy Development
Learning Outcome
Teacher candidates will implement a series of observations, small group lessons, and assessments to learn about the literacy development of young children and draw upon this data to determine strengths, areas of need, and ways to support literacy learning.
Title
Connecting Theory and Practice
Learning Outcome
Teacher candidates will collaborate with colleagues and use a process of ongoing reflection to apply theory, Gospel insights, and research-based foundational knowledge of literacy development to the early literacy learning of young children.
