Upon successful completion of the course, each participant should be able to:
- Examine the role of typical social, emotional, cognitive and physical development in the emergence of language (both oral and written) in the young child.
*(CMU 1a, 1b, 4c) (ECEC 1.2, 2.1, 2.2) (DESE Teacher Standards 2C1, 2C3, 2C5, 3C2, 6C3)
- Explore the emergence of language (both oral and written) in the young child.
*(CMU 1a, 1b, 1c) (ECEC 4.1) (DESE Teacher Standards 2C1, 2C2, 2C3, 2C4, 2C5, 2C6, 3C2)
- Examine and discuss theories and methods of facilitating language (both oral and written) development.
*(CMU1a, 1b, 1c) (ECEC 1.3, 2.3) (DESE Teacher Standards 2C1, 2C2, 2C3, 2C4, 2C5, 2C6, 3C2)
- Sample, analyze and evaluate language (both oral and written) used by the young child.
*(CMU 3b, 4c) (ECEC 2.2, 2.3, 5.1, 5.2, 6.8) (DESE Teacher Standards 6C3, 7C1)
*CMU – Alignment with CMU Conceptual Framework and Professional Education Division Standards and Indicators
ECEC – Alignment with DESE Early Childhood Education Competencies
DESE Teacher Standards – Alignment with Missouri Department of Elementary and Secondary Education Teacher Standards