ECH 506 - Language and Literacy in the Early Years

Credits: 3
Prerequisite(s): Bachelor’s degree in early childhood or a related field. Enrollment in UMF M.S.Ed. Early Childhood Program or Permission of Instructor
Term: Summer

This course will concentrate on the development of literacy concepts in young children ages B-8 in informal and formal settings. Using a constructivist theoretical approach, the course will embed and integrate early literacy development across curriculum areas and throughout the daily environments of young children. Current research and national and state literacy standards on early literacy will be linked to philosophy and practice. This course fulfills 3 of the 6 credit requirements towards the language, literacy, and literature content area for the Maine state Birth-5 081 teaching certificate.