EDU 222 - Children’s Literature

Offered every other year
Lecture- 3
3 credit hrs/3 contact hrs
Introduction to the significance of children’s literature both in education and in literary and cultural contexts. Considers a range of children’s and young adult books from multiple genres using a variety of aesthetic, sociocultural, pedagogical, and psychological perspectives. Features discussion of and writing about the work children’s literature performs in schools, communities, families, and personal experiences.

Student Learning Outcomes:

Practice, and reflect on, personal reading habits important for both personal learning and for modeling successful literacy for young readers.
Define the importance of books and literacy in the lives of children, especially in the development of language, cognitive, personality, and social developmental skills.
Recognize and assess aesthetic elements of both texts and illustrations in multiple genres in order to define quality children’s literature.
Describe how traditional and contemporary literature reflects the values of a particular culture.
Differentiate between different types of children’s genres and strategize ways to successfully incorporate these different genres into the classroom and other children’s environments.
Demonstrate the selection and sharing of appropriate children’s literature from multiple genres and for various age groups and populations.
Construct effective plans for the use of quality children’s literature, especially as a means of teaching/learning about diverse cultures and in light of potential controversies.
Exhibit, both in the classroom and in the field, an awareness of the ethical and professional responsibilities incumbent on educators.