LLA 309 Literacy & Literature in Early Childhood

Study of the literary merits of early childhood literature used with infants, toddlers, and preschool to gr. 3 students. Emphasis on strategies for sharing high-quality literature to support language and literacy skills, such as decoding and comprehension, and foster cognitive, moral, social, intellectual, aesthetic, and creative development in young children, including second language learners and children with exceptionalities.