Language and Literacy in Early Childhood Education: Hybrid Syllabus

Authors

Michele de Goeas-Malone, CUNY La Guardia Community CollegeFollow

Document Type

Syllabus

Publication Date

Spring 2025

Abstract

Language and Literacy in Early Childhood Education is a capstone course, which means it is a core course in the education degree that offers students nearing graduation the opportunity to integrate their learning to help them address issues in education related to the development of language and literacy from birth to 8 years of age. This course is also a writing intensive course. That means that you will be engaged in several high and low stakes writing activities throughout the semester.

This course is designed to promote your understanding of the importance of issues concerning language and literacy in early childhood education and their relevance to classroom practices. Topics covered include language and pre-literacy to early literacy development; the foundational role of early literacy learning; the importance of print-rich environments and intentional instructional practices; family literacy practices; early learning standards. In this course, students are also expected to complete several ePortfolio assignments related to Teacher Education. This course is equivalent to a 300-Level course at Brooklyn College and serves as a transition from junior to senior college study. Prerequisites include: ELL101, ELN121, SSY105

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