CD 260 - Emergent Literacy

Credits: 3
Contact Hours: 3

Prerequisites: CD118 with C or better

Corequisites: None

College Level Prerequisites: None

Description: This course focuses on literacy acquisition theory and practice from preschool to 3rd grade. Literacy development stages, factors that effect reading acquisition, and characteristics of fluent readers are included. The importance of play, schema theory, language development and reading acquisition, and assessment procedures are stressed. 10 hours of tutoring through specific Grand Rapids Public Schools are required.

Department Consent: No Consent

General Education Distribution Category Met: None