RDL 500 - Early Literacy Development

This course will examine how to develop robust literacy experiences for early school-aged children. Research shows that children progress along a developmental continuum that reveals their gradual or emerging construction of knowledge about reading, speaking, listening, and writing. The importance of the five components of reading - phonemic awareness, phonics, fluency, vocabulary, and comprehension - to the emergence of literacy will be examined. Activities, content, and materials will be related to relevant standards (MA or Common Core), the findings of the National Reading Panel, and subsequent research on early literacy.

(Cr: 3