CDEV 321

Teaching Reading and Language Arts to Pre-school Children

The study of how to teach emergent reading skills to pre-school children. Students learn to apply the modalities of language to early literacy experiences, investigate instructional approaches and methods of teaching reading. Phonemic and phonological awareness and resulting phonics as well as whole language methods are incorporated into a balanced reading approach. Teaching strategies, unique uses of childrens literature, and early writing processes are also investigated. Includes field experience of 15 hours. $40 lab fee applicable to main campus day only.

Units: 3.0