If you do well in this course, you will be able to:
Recognize stages of language development in young children and apply this knowledge when teaching children
Identify various techniques for supporting pre-emergent reading, and developing and using resources for fostering early literacy skills
Apply appropriate strategies for using children's books (authentic literature) in the development of literacy strategies
Assess various strategies for working with children, both individually and in groups, to foster pre-emergent literacy
Develop observation and assessment techniques that promote children's developing literacy skills to provide for differentiated instruction
Differentiate successful strategies to modify instruction for English language learners, and other students who made need additional support
Plan an environment that promotes early literacy
Identify and apply learning standards as they relate to developing language arts: the Virginia Foundation Blocks, the Child Development Milestones , the Virginia Standards of Learning, and Core Competencies for Early Childhood Professionals.
Meaning of language arts
Language development in the young child
Listening skills in young children
Speaking abilities of young children
Stages of writing abilities in young children
Emergent reading skills of young children
Planning and using a language arts center
Parent-program partnerships
Multi-lingual children and families