Promote early literacy and language development through play, books, and classroom strategies.
This course covers the development of language in children and outlines experiences and techniques that enable children to further that development. You’ll learn how to promote oral language abilities through the active use of books, poetry, dramatic play and group discussions. You’ll gain insight into grammar, phonology and semantics; common speech problems, and language arts curricula that can help foster literacy in the classroom. The course also reviews the reading process along with various reading theories and issues.
In order to satisfy course requirements, class participants must participate in discussions, complete all course assignments on time (on or before the due date), and use graduate level writing/presentation for all written assignments. It is fine to turn in assignments ahead of time!
| Date | Start Time | End Time | Meeting Type | Location |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wed, 05-06-2026 | 11:58pm | 11:59pm | Online Traditional | ONLINE |
| Sun, 06-14-2026 | 12:01am | 12:02am | Online Traditional | ONLINE |
Online Traditional courses have a structured learning environment and fixed deadlines. This course is largely self-study with instructor guidance and includes online learning modules, assignments, and/or quizzes. All course materials and assignments will be available on Canvas, our learning management system.
For this section, student access begins on May 6, but you may still enroll until May 13. All course work must be completed by 11:59 pm on June 14, 2026.
You will be granted access in Canvas to your course site and course materials approximately 24 hours prior to the published start date of the course.
Required Text:
Early Childhood Experiences in Language Arts, 10th or 11th ed., Jeanne M. Machado, Cengage Learning, 2012. ISBN: ISBN-10: 1111832617, ISBN-13: 978-1111832612.
