EDU 250A - Language and Literacy Development

3 Credit(s)

This course focuses on the theories and principles of language and literacy development. Topics include literacy development and the reading/writing process, principles of phonemic awareness and language structure, first and second language acquisition, theories of child development relating to language and literacy, and an introduction to children’s literature. Three lecture hours per week. Required for all Education majors with Early Childhood and Elementary concentrations. Prerequisite: EDU 100 or EDU 105.