ECED 200 Early Language and Literacy Development/Field Experience

This course focuses on how language develops and how this development can be enhanced and sustained. The teacher’s role in supporting language development and the characteristics of a language-rich classroom are studied. The importance of emergent literacy, children’s literature, and appropriate assessment are emphasized. The field experience associated with this course is an Observation and Exploration (Stage 2) experience which takes place for three weeks (90 hours).