ECED& 180 - Language and Literacy Development

3 Credits

Develop teaching strategies for language acquisition and literacy skill development at each developmental stage (birth-age eight) through the four interrelated areas of speaking, listening, writing and reading.

Fees

Quarters Typically Offered
Fall Evening, Online, Weekend
Designed to Serve Professional-technical students in early childhood and current practitioners. Transfer students as emphasis area credit.
Active Date 20210403T10:08:02

Grading System Decimal Grade
Class Limit 36
Contact Hours: Lecture 33
Total Contact Hours 33
Degree Distributions:
ProfTech Course Yes
Restricted Elective Yes
PLA Eligible Yes

Course Outline

Introduction to current research and best practices in language and literacy acquisition
Developmental sequence of language and literacy development birth to age eight
Environments that are print-rich and promote language and literacy success
Developing oral language and vocabulary
Reading aloud and integrating language and literacy across the curriculum
Building phonological awareness, alphabet knowledge, comprehension and recall
The reading/writing connection
Assessment

Student Learning Outcomes
Explain the continuum of language acquisition and early literacy skills.
Washington State Core Competencies (WSCC) II.Curriculum and Learning Environment- Language Development 1.a, 1.b, 1.c, 1.d, 2.a, 3.a, 3.b

Develop evidence-based, appropriate environments and opportunities that support children’s emergent language and literacy skills.
WSCC II. Curriculum and Learning Environment- Cognitive Development 2.a, 2.d -Language Development 2.d, 3.c, 3.d, 3.k

Describe strategies for responding to children who are culturally, linguistically, and ability diverse.
WSCC II. Curriculum and Learning Environment- Cognitive Development 2.f, 2.j -Language Development 3.f, 3.g, 3.j

Develop ways to facilitate family and child interactions as primary contexts for heritage language and English
development.
WSCC II. Curriculum and Learning Environment-Language Development 3.e, 3.h, 3.i, 3.l, 3.m, 3.o

Analyze images of culture and individual abilities reflected in children’s literature and other learning
materials.
WSCC III. On-going Measurement of Child Progress 3.d, 3.h

Utilize developmentally appropriate and culturally responsive assessment practices for documenting the growth of language and literacy skills.
WSCC III. On-going Measurement of Child Progress 3.a, 3.k