ECE 530 - Developing Pre-Reading Skills in Infants and Toddlers

Credit Hours: 3

Explores theories/research in emergent literacy and beginning reading with an emphasis on infant and toddler literacy skill development. Compares historical perspectives on language acquisition and pre- reading skills. Explores research-based strategies to support language and literacy development with children under the age of three, using a wide variety of children’s literature, poetry, music, creative dramatics, and storytelling. Includes a 15-hour clinical experience in an infant and/or toddler setting, 5 of the 15 hours must be with a student with an IFSP.

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