As children listen and learn to speak, the other communication skills of reading and writing also begin to develop. Young children watch parents and other family and friends with print in the environment, and they become aware that words have meaning. And they begin to experiment with symbols to create their own stories. We are born to tell our stories and to hear and read the stories of others. This course will give you the information you need to understand how this process of communication develops in children as well as what you can do to foster that development.
Children come from different backgrounds and have different beginnings.
You will learn how to use the strengths of those beginnings to help children grow into individuals who effectively use listening, speaking, reading and writing to fulfill their desires and their dreams. Processes and Acquisition of Reading. Pearson Custom Publishing. The fall 2001 course will be using the 2nd edition of this textbook. Course Objectives 1.