EEDUC 5138 Literacy, Literature, and the Arts in the Early Childhood Classroom
This course is designed to support teachers of young children as they design classroom experiences to foster literacy learning. Course sessions will address: the relationship between observation, assessment, and instruction; the interaction of the arts and children's literature in a comprehensive literacy program; and family/school relationships. Emphasis will be placed on meaning-centered practices, student inquiry, and literacy as a tool for content learning.