ECED Literacy and Language II

Prerequisite: ECED 342 and ECED 361 and ECED 375 Corequisite: ECED 421 and ECED 430 and ECED 451 This course will examine the development of lessons and curriculum for the teaching of literacy (reading, writing, speaking and listening). Emphasis will be placed on the methodologies of delivering whole-class reading and writing instruction that is based on literacy assessment data in a supervised early childhood pre-practicum setting. Continuing to explore Critical Literacy as the overarching theoretical framework, students will understand how to incorporate topics such as equity, diversity and social emotional awareness as part of their literacy instruction. This course will also help students understand disciplinary literacy as a way of preparing PreK-2 students for reading and writing the various subject areas. Offered fall and spring semesters.