This course offers a more in-depth study of
language development from infancy to age eight. Topics include: language
development stages, theories of language acquisition, assessment of language
development, English language learners and children with special needs language
development, and developmentally appropriate planning to foster effective
language development. Additionally, it studies how to foster language development
through home and school connections. As a requirement, candidates participate
in a three-hour clinical experience. They conduct a one-hour observation, and
then prepare a lesson plan for two whole-group interactions with children in a
preschool or lower division of a primary school setting.
- Teacher: Ellen Ford
- Teacher: Jeffrey Herron
