Dec 26, 2024  
Undergraduate Catalog 2020-2021 
    
Catalog Navigation
  Catalog Home
  About Columbia College
  Addendums
  Robert W. Plaster School of Business Programs
  School of Humanities, Art and Social Sciences Programs
  School of Natural Science and Mathematics Programs
  General Programs
  General Education Requirements
  Course Descriptions
  Admission Policies
  Tuition and Fees
  Financial Aid and Scholarships
  Academic and Administrative Policies, Regulations and Procedures
  Military, Veteran, Dependent and Spouse Education Benefits
  International Programs
  State Regulatory Information
  Student Affairs
HELP
Undergraduate Catalog 2020-2021 [ARCHIVED CATALOG]

CDEV 321 - Teaching Reading and Language Arts to Pre-school Children 3 hours

The study of how to teach emergent reading skills to pre-school children. Students learn to apply the modalities of language to early literacy experiences, investigate instructional approaches and methods of teaching reading. Phonemic and phonological awareness and resulting phonics as well as whole language methods are incorporated into a balanced reading approach. Teaching strategies, unique uses of children’s literature, and early writing processes are also investigated. Includes field experience of 15 hours. $40 lab fee applicable to main campus day only. Cross-listed as EDUC 321 . Prerequisites: EDUC 100  and EDUC 300 , or EDUC 505; and admission to the Teacher Certification Program.