Description
A survey of literature for infants, prekindergarten, kindergarten, elementary and secondary aged students together with the study of the purpose and utilization of literature in the classroom. Pre-service educators will document developmentally appropriate reading materials and activities to use in their teaching experiences. Literature is used as a model for reading and writing processes. The creative arts component of performance arts is addressed in this course including, but not limited to, storytelling, puppetry, choral reading, and poetry presentations. This course does not satisfy the general education requirement for literature.