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/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

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.