Fall 2018 Course Syllabi

Disabilities and Special Needs : Please inform the instructor within the first week of class if any assistance is required due to disabilities or special needs. If you have a disability for which you need an accommodation, contact the Learning Center to request disability support services. Phone: (701)228-5477; Toll free 1(888)918-5623. Quality of work: At the college level of learning, it is expected that all work submitted is free of spelling, grammar, and punctuation errors. Discussion and information must be thought-out, in-depth, and incorporate new vocabulary and concepts learned during course. Week Discussion Topic Readings Due Homework Due Week 1 Module 1 – The Course Introduction orients students to course requirements, course organization, and online navigation. Online Attendance Netiquette Class Introductions Week 2 Module 2 – Setting the Stage provides students with an overview of current research related to early language and literacy development, the foundation upon which the other modules build. Text: NAEYC & IRA Position Statement, pp. 1-19 Graded Assignment 2: Graded Assignment 3: Weeks 3-5 Module 3: Children's Communication & Language Development Text: Language Dev. Pp. 48-55 & Building Knowledge and Comprehension pp. 56-63 English Lang. Learners Dialogic Reading Fostering Second Lang Dev. Graded Assignment 4 Graded Assignment 5 Graded Assignment 6 Graded Assignment 7 Weeks 6-8 Module 4: Books and Print Awareness focuses on concepts of print and instilling Knowledge and love of books in young children. It provides students with strategies to engage children with books and reading. Text: The Power and Pleasure of Literacy, pp. 28–47 & Concepts in Print, pp. 64-79 Reading Aloud with Children of All Ages Books in the Sand? Markers in the Blocks? Literacy Rich Environment Examples Graded Assignment 8 Graded Assignment 9 Graded Assignment 10 Graded Assignment 11 Weeks 9-11 Module 5: Children’s Writing includes the development of writing (from scribbles to conventional writing) and strategies on how to embed writing opportunities into daily routines and classroom curriculum. Text: Letters and Words, pp. 88- 95 Literacy for all Children Scribbles, Labels, and Stories Transition to Writing Writing: Empowering Literacy Dictation Graded Assignment 12 Graded Assignment 13 Graded Assignment 14 Weeks 12-14 Module 6: Learning the Code: Phonological Awareness and Letter Knowledge centers on how to engage children in learning the literacy code using a variety of meaningful and motivating learning experiences and teaching strategies that promote children’s phonological awareness and alphabet knowledge. Text: Phonological Development, pp. 80-87 & Letters and Words, 88-95 Essentials of Early Lit. The Alphabet Principle Fostering Lang and Literacy Promote, Plan and Play Graded Assignment 15 Graded Assignment 16 Graded Assignment 17 Weeks 15-16 Module 7: Synthesis and Review reinforces using observation to assess young children’s emergent literacy and provides students with an opportunity to review and synthesize their learning from the entire course. Text: Informing Instruction in Reading & Writing, pp. 103-110 & Making it Happen, pp. 111- 116 Assessment Graded Assignment 18 Final Exam