COURSE UNIT TITLE

: LITERACY DEVELOPMENT IN THE EARLY YEARS

DEGREE PROGRAMMES

Description of Individual Course Units

Course Unit Code Course Unit Title Type Of Course D U L ECTS
IOÖ 5025 LITERACY DEVELOPMENT IN THE EARLY YEARS ELECTIVE 3 0 0 7

Offered By

EARLY CHILDHOOD TEACHER EDUCATION

Level of Course Unit

Second Cycle Programmes (Master's Degree)

Course Coordinator

ASSISTANT PROFESSOR BERNA ÇÖKER

Offered to

EARLY CHILDHOOD TEACHER EDUCATION

Course Objective

This course provides a critical examination of the major areas of speaking, listening, reading and writing experiences of young children. Current research, educational practice and instructional materials will be analyzed in relation to different theoretical views of the language arts. The theory and research is translated into practical strategies, assessment materials and preparation of rich literacy environments. Special emphasis will be placed on integrating the language art skills.

Learning Outcomes of the Course Unit

1   Integrate literacy development throughout the school day as an integral part of all content areas
2   Reflect upon the current issues in early literacy specifically, early intervention programs to help struggling readers
3   Acquire teaching skills in developmentally appropriate settings.
4   Identify and explain the various theories of language acquisition and development and to understand factors which influence language development
5   Identify the major components of an integrated language arts program and understand the rationale for various methods used in developing learning experiences for each component.
6   Evaluate various techniques of nurturing children s listening abilities and to promote the development oral language
7   Identify criteria for selecting quality literature for young children and to examine methods of using literature to enhance the communication skills
8   Compare and contrast various approaches to literacy development (reading and writing) in young children

Mode of Delivery

Face -to- Face

Prerequisites and Co-requisites

None

Recomended Optional Programme Components

None

Course Contents

Week Subject Description
1 Introduction to the content of the course
2 Foundations of Early Literacy a. Perspectives about Early Literacy (Whole Language, Balance) b. Learning theories (Constructivist, Explicit, Behavioristic)
3 Foundations of Early Literacy a. Integrating the language arts into content areas b. Meeting national standards
4 Research Methods in Early Literacy a. Qualitative and quantitative designs b. Teacher as researcher
5 Language and Literacy Development a. Theories for language acquisition b. Objectives, strategies, materials and assessment
6 Writing and Early Literacy Development a. Theories for writing acquisition; developmental stages b. Objectives, strategies, materials and assessment
7 Children s Literature and Literacy Development a. Objectives for using literature b. Genres of Children s literature, authors and illustrations
8 MID-TERM
9 Children s Literature and Literacy Development a. Strategies and materials: promoting voluntary interest b. Integrating the use of literature in the total curriculum
10 Developing Knowledge of Print: Phonemes Awareness, Phonics, content clues, sight, etc. a. Objectives, strategies, materials and assessment b. B. Reading readiness and emergent literacy perspective
11 Developing Comprehension: Objectives, strategies, materials and assessment
12 Organizing an managing the Learning for Literacy Development a. Preparing rich literacy physical classroom environments b. Integrating literacy development into the total curriculum with thematic units (art, play, music, social studies, math, science).
13 Organizing an managing the Learning for Literacy Development a. Organizational strategies for instruction (whole class, small group and individualized instruction, cooperative and collaborative learning, guided reading instruction to meet special needs)
14 Organizing an managing the Learning for Literacy Development Leveled reading materials to meet individual needs
15 FINAL

Recomended or Required Reading

1. Lesley Mandel Morrow. 2012. Literacy Development in the Early Years: Helping Children Read and Write. Pearson.
2. Kathleen A. Roskos. 2009. Oral Language and Early Literacy in Preschool: Talking, Reading, and Writing

Planned Learning Activities and Teaching Methods

Whole group discussions and small group projects. We model strategies and share materials.

Assessment Methods

SORTING NUMBER SHORT CODE LONG CODE FORMULA
1 MTEG MIDTERM GRADE
2 ASG ASSIGNMENT
3 FCG FINAL COURSE GRADE
4 FCG FINAL COURSE GRADE MTEG * 0.30 +ASG* 0.10 + FCG* 0.60
5 RST RESIT
6 FCGR FINAL COURSE GRADE (RESIT) MTEG * 0.30 + ASG * 0.10 + RST * 0.60


Further Notes About Assessment Methods

None

Assessment Criteria

To be announced.

Language of Instruction

Turkish

Course Policies and Rules

To be announced.

Contact Details for the Lecturer(s)

berna.coker@gmail.com

Office Hours

To be announced.

Work Placement(s)

None

Workload Calculation

Activities Number Time (hours) Total Work Load (hours)
Lectures 13 3 39
Preparing assignments 2 7 14
Preparation for midterm exam 1 15 15
Preparations before/after weekly lectures 13 6 78
Preparation for final exam 1 20 20
Final 1 3 3
Midterm 1 2 2
TOTAL WORKLOAD (hours) 171

Contribution of Learning Outcomes to Programme Outcomes

PO/LOPO.1PO.2PO.3PO.4PO.5PO.6PO.7PO.8PO.9PO.10PO.11
LO.13333
LO.2333
LO.3333
LO.433
LO.533333
LO.63333
LO.733333
LO.833333

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