Emergent Literacy for Early Childhood Syllabus for 2018-2019
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Course

CDEC-1356-003 Emergent Literacy for Early Childhood

Prerequisites

Course Description

An exploration of principles, methods and materials for teaching young children language and literacy through a play-based, integrated curriculum.

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Department Expectations

End-of-Course Outcomes: Define literacy and emergent literacy; analyze theories of language development; describe the teacher's role in promoting emergent literacy; and create literacy environments and experiences for children.

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Notice to Students enrolled in an educational program for preparation of issuance of certain occupational licenses:

Students enrolled in an educational program in preparation for obtaining certain occupational licenses are potentially ineligible for such license if the student has been convicted of an offense. For further information, please contact:

Melodie Graves
Justice Involved Advocate
Student Service Center 117
mgraves24@actx.edu
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Hours

(3 sem hrs; 3 lec)

Class Type

Online Course

Syllabus Information

Textbooks

 Early Childhood Experiences in Language Arts Early Literacy 11th Edition by Jeanne Machado

Copyright:  2016  Student Copy ISBN-13:  978-1-305-08893-1  Publisher:  Wadsworth Cengage Learning

Supplies

Students will need to purchase the textbook and have access to internet connection for AC Connect and Blackboard.  

Student Performance

1. Students will define literacy and emergent literacy.
2. Students will analyze various theories of language development.
3. Students will describe the teacher's role in promoting emergent literacy.
4. Students will create literacy environments for children; and select and share appropriate literature with children.

Students Rights and Responsibilities

Log in using the AC Connect Portal

In order to receive your AC Connect Email, you must log in through AC Connect at https://acconnect.actx.edu .

If you are an active staff or faculty member according to Human Resources, use "Exchange". All other students, use "AC Connect (Google) Email".

Expected Student Behavior

1. Students are expected to fully participate in all online opportunities.  There may be online discussions, live chats, Skype sessions, etc. as needed.
2. Students are expected to log-in to the course at least weekly and check email, announcements, news, calendar, etc.
3. Students are expected to read the assigned chapters in the textbook and use the online resources provided such as chapter outlines, written lectures, study guides, etc.
4. Students are expected to complete all assignments and make sure they are turned in by the due date.  Late work will be penalized.
5. Students are expected to satisfactorily complete exams during the defined time frame.  Exceptions must be arranged with permission from the instructor prior to the exam.  Make up exams will be given at the discretion of the instructor and only when prior arrangements have been made.
6. Students are expected to utilize resourcefulness, creativity, and be reliable when completing assignments and projects.
7. Students that demonstrate academic dishonesty as defined in the "Student Rights and Responsibilities" information will receive a grade of "F" in this course.  A link to the "Students Rights and Responsibilities" information is accessible in this syllabus.

Grading Criteria

The online portion of the class will run from Tuesday afternoons through Monday evenings at 11:59 pm.  That means, all course work for that particular module will be due at 11:59 pm on Monday evenings.  I understand that life happens and there are emergencies that come up, however, you have been given adequate time to complete the homework, so please don’t wait until the last minute (Monday night) to start your homework for that module.

Learning Activities: 20% of final grade
Read Aloud Project:  20%of final grade
Chapter Quizzes: 15% of final grade
Section Exams:  15% of final grade
Thematic Literacy Project:  30% of final grade

A=90-100
B=80-89
C=70-79
D=65-69
F=64 or below

Discussion forums will not be available to post to after the date/time deadline.

Assignments and exams are due on the dates stated.

At the end of the semester, the lowest  learning activity grade and the lowest 2 quiz grades will be dropped.

Attendance

This is an online class and therefore students do not attend class.  Students are expected to complete all assignments and projects in order to be successful. Please note the three dates for class meetings on the West Campus and attempt to attend each one. 

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Additional Information

Thematic Literacy Project:

This is an individual project. This is a semester-long project and counts for ½ of your final grade. You will be assigned an appropriate pre-school theme and will create a developmentally appropriate, theme-based activity for each of the following seven learning centers: art, blocks, ABC, writing, dramatic play, math/science, and library/listening. Each activity must each be theme-related and literacy based. You will also write two transition activities that are theme-based as well. Specific instructions on how to complete this project will be given as well as templates for you to use when writing your activities. The project must be typed and submitted in Blackboard--do not email this project.  

Read-Aloud Project:

This is an individual project. In this project, you will create a preschool book list and complete a Read-Aloud Self-assessment using one of the books from your list. You will plan a read-aloud and execute your plan with a group of children. While you are reading to the children, a coworker will complete a read-aloud checklist for you. . The book list must be typed and submitted in Blackboard in the following exact format shown below:

Author, Title of Book, Publisher, Date of Publication, ISBN #

Quizzes and Exams

There will be 17 chapter quizzes and 5 section exams throughout the semester.  These will be administered online and may contain multiple choice, short answer, matching, T/F, and/or fill-in-the blank questions. These are not timed. Each quiz and exam is worth 100 points.  Be sure to check the dates carefully and plan accordingly.