Foundations of Early Lang & Lit Development in Hist, Pol & Sociocultural Contexts, Birth to Grade 2

The investigation of literacy through historical, political and sociocultural lenses.Research and theory of the relationship between language acquisition and emergent/early literacy development in children from infancy to age eight. Emphasis on children’s language and literacy development in multicultural, multilingual home and educational settings. Includes the study of language development for children with special needs and multilingual learners. Requires a minimum of 10 hours of field work in home and educational settings with diverse populations and contrasting social and economic environments.Prerequisite: ECE 301 and Declaration of ECCE Minor

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