EDUC 280

Language Acquisition and Emergent Literacy

The connection of oral language development and early literacy learning will be the focus of this class with applications to literacy development in elementary and adolescent grades. The types of intervention that may need to occur in assisting the student who has missed vital pieces of language acquisition and emergent literacy will be addressed. During the class, the students will learn to observe and analyze problems in language acquisition and how to address these problems in the learning situation. Students will apply this learning to a case study of the language and literacy development of a student.

Units: 3.0