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Mar 14, 2026
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ED 206 - Literacy I: Teaching Language Arts and Children’s Literature
Credit(s): 3
Language Arts and Children’s Literature examines current methods of teaching and assessing language arts for elementary children. This course addresses national and state standards for teaching language arts with a focus on oracy, phonological awareness, word recognition, fluency, vocabulary, and comprehension in addition to literature, genres of speaking, listening, viewing, and visual representation. This course reviews the broad body of children’s literature available for teachers to use in PreK-8 classrooms. Emphasis is placed on exploring literature that teaches a diverse worldview and addresses various contemporary and historical social issues. Methods of evaluating children’s literature and integrating children’s literature into the curriculum are investigated.
Prerequisite(s): ED 120 - Introduction to American Education : A grade of “C- ” or higher
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