Description
This course surveys literature for children from birth to age 8. Students will examine a wide variety of book genres and become familiar with the components of literature. There will be emphasis on standards for evaluating and selecting books for use with children in multiple settings and developmentally appropriate portrayal for the audience. Students will become familiar with award winning children’s literature, its illustrators and authors, and the standards by which they were judged. Students will practice read aloud techniques and develop strategies for child and family engagement through the use of props, related activities, and how they relate to other developmental domains. Each student will finish the class with a developmentally appropriate children’s literature list for each age group and grade, and an understanding of how literary knowledge relates to school readiness.