ECED 1351 - Literacy Seminar

2 Credit(s)
This seminar is designed to help candidates develop strategies for providing experiences for young children that helps make young children competent and confident readers and writers. Candidates will identify key components, according to ODE, of an effective early literacy program that includes vocabulary and oral language development; phonological awareness; awareness and knowledge of print; letters and words; comprehension; awareness and knowledge of books, and other texts; and beginning awareness and understanding of the process, composition and conventions of writing. Candidates will thoughtfully and purposefully plan experiences for interaction with children in planned and spontaneous moments to cultivate opportunities in exploring emergent literacy. This seminar is offered concurrently with the practicum itself. The purpose of the seminar is to reflect on the experiences of the candidate in the facility. UG

2 Seminar Hour(s);

Required Prerequisite Course(s): Take ECED 1050 ECED 1331 EDUT 1070
Required Concurrent Course(s): Take ECED 1350