EDU 658 - Assessment of Language and Literacy Development in Young Children

This course focuses on authentic assessment of language and literacy development in young children. A broad range of assessment strategies to monitor and document language and literacy growth in early childhood settings and elementary classrooms with populations who are culturally and linguistically diverse and with children with special needs are included in this course. A special focus of this course is on the use of differentiated instruction with struggling readers and writers in inclusive classrooms as they work toward meeting the NYS Learning Standards. A field experience where the teacher candidate works with young children and creates a literacy portfolio and Task Stream electronic portfolio are required.
Lecture
Credits: 3
Prerequisite: EDU 655
Offered in Fall & Spring Offered in the Summer