ECED 6600 - Processes of Language and Literacy Learning

(3 credits)

This course will focus on theory and research related to early communication through language and literacy, as a social, cultural, and political practice. Included is the study of social and educational policy issues and policy-making actions taken on behalf of literacy learning. Emphasis is on intersection of class, race/ethnicity, gender, and sexuality, as critical axes for understanding culturally-specific language and literacy practices, and as a basis for examining language development and literacy instruction rooted in the experiences of children. (spring)

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