Welcome to my classWelcome to my classECE 358 Language Acquisition ECE 358 Language Acquisition

Development in Early Development in Early Childhood Education Field Childhood Education Field

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Class Meeting Class Meeting

Day: Mondays & WednesdaysDay: Mondays & Wednesdays Time: 1:00 – 2.30 p.m. Time: 1:00 – 2.30 p.m.

2.45 – 4.302.45 – 4.30 Location: EdSouth 131Location: EdSouth 131

Main Idea of this course Main Idea of this course

This course explores children’s This course explores children’s language and linguistic development, language and linguistic development, with special emphasis given to the with special emphasis given to the nature and function of language, nature and function of language, theories of language acquisition, theories of language acquisition, language and cognition, language and cognition, developmental stages in learning to developmental stages in learning to talk, dialectical differences, and talk, dialectical differences, and partnering with parents to foster partnering with parents to foster language and literacy development.language and literacy development.

To explore language acquisition theoriesTo explore language acquisition theories To trace language development in young To trace language development in young

childrenchildren To examine the research related to To examine the research related to

language and educationlanguage and education To understand the rationale for ECE To understand the rationale for ECE

language artslanguage arts To identify the process of oracy and To identify the process of oracy and

literacy developmentliteracy development To demonstrate various materials and To demonstrate various materials and

methodology for presentation of an methodology for presentation of an integrated language program.integrated language program.

To develop a knowledge base of To develop a knowledge base of children’s literaturechildren’s literature

To assess techniques for integrating the To assess techniques for integrating the language arts skillslanguage arts skills

Textbooks Textbooks Morrow, L.M. (2005). Morrow, L.M. (2005). Literacy Literacy

Development in the Early Years: Development in the Early Years: Helping Children Learn to Read and Helping Children Learn to Read and Write (5th ed.)Write (5th ed.). Boston: Allyn and . Boston: Allyn and Bacon. Bacon.

NAEYC & IRA. (1998) Learning to NAEYC & IRA. (1998) Learning to read and write: Developmentally read and write: Developmentally appropriate practices for young appropriate practices for young children.children. http://www.naeyc.org/about/position http://www.naeyc.org/about/positions/pdf/PSREAD98.PDFs/pdf/PSREAD98.PDF or or http://www.naeyc.org/about/positionshttp://www.naeyc.org/about/positions/PSREAD0.asp/PSREAD0.asp

Course Requirements Course Requirements Three examsThree exams Two Two phonological phonological

awarenessawareness activities activities Two Two storytelling activitiesstorytelling activities Two Two reading reading

demonstrationsdemonstrations ProfessionalismProfessionalism

Attendance Policy Attendance Policy

Professionalism Professionalism Read all assigned chapters Read all assigned chapters before they are due, complete any outside before they are due, complete any outside assignments, attend class, participate in assignments, attend class, participate in discussion both in small group and large discussion both in small group and large group, be on time, stay the entire time, turn group, be on time, stay the entire time, turn in work on time and exhibit all other in work on time and exhibit all other aspects of professionalism required by the aspects of professionalism required by the EC profession (10%). Do not automatically EC profession (10%). Do not automatically assume you will get these points. You will assume you will get these points. You will earn them. Points will be deducted for not earn them. Points will be deducted for not being in class, not being on time, not being in class, not being on time, not discussing topics with the whole group, not discussing topics with the whole group, not producing quality work, etc.producing quality work, etc.

Course website Course website

http://faculty.tamu-commerce.edu/http://faculty.tamu-commerce.edu/jthompson/358/358Su08.htmjthompson/358/358Su08.htm

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Contact Contact

office: EdS 221 office: EdS 221 office hours: before & after class office hours: before & after class Virtual Office in eCollege Virtual Office in eCollege email – put 358 in the subject email – put 358 in the subject

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Blessings! Blessings!

"Don't be in any rush to become a "Don't be in any rush to become a teacher, my friends. Teaching is teacher, my friends. Teaching is highly responsible work. Teachers highly responsible work. Teachers are held to the strictest standards. are held to the strictest standards. And none of us is perfectly qualified. And none of us is perfectly qualified. We get it wrong nearly every time we We get it wrong nearly every time we open our mouths. If you could find open our mouths. If you could find someone whose speech was someone whose speech was perfectly true, you'd have a perfect perfectly true, you'd have a perfect person, in perfect control of life." person, in perfect control of life."

James 3:1-2 James 3:1-2 (Eugene Peterson, The Message)(Eugene Peterson, The Message)

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