EDUC 670 Processes of Language Development and Literacy Acquisition
This course focuses on young children's language development and the relationship between language and literacy acquisition. Students will learn: concepts central to language development; language achievements at different ages; concepts of emergent literacy; and models of early reading acquisition. Topics will include communication development in infancy, phonological development, semantic development, morphology & syntax in the preschool years, vocabulary development, pragmatics in oral communication, individual differences of language acquisition and English language usage. Diversity issues will be considered in the context of emerging language and literacy development.