EDC 4200 - Children’s Literature and Language Arts in Childhood Education

3 Credit(s) Hours: 4 hrs. (2 hrs. lecture, 2 hrs. lab/field)

This course is designed to provide students with the professional background knowledge and skills needed to design and implement integrated literacy instruction to learners of diverse backgrounds and needs in grades 1-6. The course focuses on curriculum development and individualized planning in language arts with an emphasis on multicultural and diverse children’s literature and arts experiences. Requires 24 hours of supervised fieldwork.

Prerequisite(s): EDC 5000 and EDC 2500 with a minumum grade of “C” AND Department permission required

Open Only to Education Studies Majors: 1st - 6th Grade Concentration and PreK - 12th Grade Special Education Concentration

Corequisite(s): EDC 3100
Department: Behavioral Sciences