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EDU 219 - Literacy Fundamentals

3 Contact Hours, 3 Credits
3 lecture periods 0 lab periods


Introduction to the fundamentals of literacy development. Includes foundations of language development and emergent literacy, factors that contribute to word recognition and reading comprehension, characteristics of literature genres, and the processes, conventions, and modes of written and oral communication. Also includes strategies for promoting literacy growth.

Information: Helps prepare students for the Elementary Education Subtest I exam.
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Course Learning Outcomes
  1. Explain the foundations of language development and emergent literacy.
  2. Describe variables that contribute to accurate, automatic word recognition.
  3. Recognize factors that affect children’s reading comprehension.
  4. Identify characteristics of various genres of children’s literature.
  5. Apply processes, conventions, and modes of written and oral communication.
Outline:
  1. Language and literacy development
    1. Oral language development
    2. English language acquisition
    3. Listening skills
    4. Emergent literacy
    5. Phonological and phonemic awareness
    6. Print concepts & alphabetical principle
    7. Strategies for promoting language and literacy development
  2. Phonics, word analysis, spelling, and fluency
    1. Stages of reading development
    2. Accurate, automatic word recognition
    3. Phonics patterns, syllabication, morphology
    4. Reciprocity between decoding and encoding
    5. Spelling development
    6. Reading fluency
    7. Strategies for promoting word recognition
  3. Reading comprehension and vocabulary
    1. Factors affecting reading comprehension
    2. Literal, inferential, and evaluative comprehension skills
    3. Role of vocabulary development in reading
    4. Strategies for promoting reading comprehension
  4. Textual Analysis
    1. Literary genres, elements of story structure, literary devices
    2. Features of informational, persuasive, and functional texts
    3. Characteristics of graphic sources
    4. Strategies for promoting analysis of various types of texts
  5. Oral and written communication
    1. Modes of oral and written communication
    2. Processes for developing a composition or oral presentation
    3. Evaluating the credibility and reliability of resources
    4. Structure and elements of various modes of communication
      1. Intrapersonal
      2. Interpersonal
      3. Academic modes
    5. Conventions of Standard American English
    6. Elements of effective writing and speaking
      1. Language styles
      2. Language registers
      3. Nonverbal elements in speaking