RDG 3120 - Developing Print Literacy: Preschool-Grade 3

Credits: 3 (3 + 0)

Prerequisite(s): RDG 3110: and junior standing

Corequisite(s): ECE 3150, ECE 3160

Description: Standards-based instructional techniques for literacy in a balanced literacy program, preschool– grade 3, are built on a foundation of oral language development. The focus of this course is on instruction which enables children to develop the skills, concepts, and attitudes necessary for greatest success in becoming proficient readers and writers. Diverse student populations are addressed when selecting instructional approaches and designing materials for literacy development. The content of this course is practiced in the field experience course, ECE 3160, shared with a planning and management course that is taken concurrently.