Department:    EDUC

 Course #:    245

 Credits:    3

 Variable:     Yes

 Course Description  

Language acquisition and development in children; appropriate language and literature curriculum to enhance language development. Explores development of speaking, listening, reading, and writing.

 Prerequisite  

None

Contact Hours (based on 11 week quarter)

Lecture: 33

Lab: 0

Other: 0

Systems: 0

Clinical: 0

Intent: Distribution Requirement(s) Status:  

Vocational Preparatory Required for ATA degree  

Equivalencies At Other Institutions

Learning Outcomes

After completing this course, the student will be able to:

1. Demonstrate the importance of program-family connections.
2. Articulate the importance of culturally responsive educational practices.
3. Apply strategies for language development in children.
4. Observe stages in receptive and expressive language development.
5. Understand the role of children’s literature and text for developing language arts skills.
6. Discuss the major language acquisition theories.

General Education Learning Values & Outcomes

Revised August 2008 and affects outlines for 2008 year 1 and later.

2. Critical Thinking

Definition: The ability to think critically about the nature of knowledge within a discipline and about the ways in which that knowledge is constructed and validated and to be sensitive to the ways these processes often vary among disciplines.

Outcomes: Students will be able to . . .
2.1 Identify and express concepts, terms, and facts related to a specific discipline.
2.4 Evaluate decisions by analyzing outcomes and the impact of actions.

3. Communication

Definition: Understanding and producing effective written, spoken, visual, and non-verbal communication.

Outcomes: Students will be able to . . .
3.2 Recognize, produce and demonstrate appropriate interpersonal, group, and public speaking skills.
3.3 Demonstrate effective listening skills.

Course Contents

1. Form, meaning and function of language.
2. Children’s literature and the educator’s role.
3. Environment: Literacy rich classrooms.
4. Supporting reading, writing, listening, and speaking development (infancy-primary age).
5. Curriculum to promote language development.
6. Assessment of language development.