READ 7361 - Language and Reading Instruction in Early Childhood

Three credit hours.

Language development programs and reading methods, materials, teaching strategies for preschool and primary-age; relates speaking, listening, writing and reading to instructional strategies; planning administering comprehensive language readiness programs for preschool, primary age students. The course includes formal and informal evaluation techniques for young children; teaching emphasis on discovering children’s personal language competencies; multicultural emphasis on dialect and reading.