EDCE 6650
PLN 3 Early Childhood
Literacy Study Group
This course provides an opportunity for early childhood educators to take an in-depth look at a professional text that focuses on best practices in early childhood reading, writing and literacy across the curriculum. Schools/early childhood centers may choose from a variety of texts tailored to their needs. Throughout this course, participants gain an understanding of developmentally appropriate and research-based best practices using children’s literature with a focus on engaged and reflective teaching and learning. In addition to an in-depth exploration connected to the content of a selected text, participants learn a variety of ways to approach book talks that encourage rich, meaningful discussions with young children. Participants are asked to bring a classroom book to each session. Assignments include ongoing journals, readings, practical lessons and a final project.
Coursework includes on the job learning competencies focused on the implementation of active learning for young children. The PLN frameworks, The Five Early Reading, Writing and Talking Processes and The Four Lenses of Learning, are integrated into these learning experiences. Participants also gather evidence-based artifacts of student learning that are generated from lesson try-outs based on course content. Online Schoology class sessions are part of the required coursework in addition to face-to-face sessions.