ECE 333
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Literacy Development I: Teaching Literacy in Early Childhood Classrooms (prek-k)
Teacher Education
David O. McKay School of Education
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
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
Students will demonstrate foundational knowledge of the essential components of literacy development (language, phonological awareness, phonemic awareness, phonics, fluency, vocabulary, comprehension, writing) for all learners (PreK-K) with understanding of how context, culture(s), and experiences influence literacy learning.
Title
Assessing Literacy Development
Learning Outcome
Teacher candidates will implement a series of observations, activities, and assessments to learn about the literacy development of a young child 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 and research-based foundational knowledge of literacy development to the early literacy learning of young children.
