READ 544 - Children’s Literature for the Elementary Classroom

(3 credits)
Prerequisite: READ 550
See Addenda to the 2022/2023 Catalog for changes to this course effective Spring 2023

This course explores the various genres in children’s literature and how these can be used in the classroom, as well as for recreational reading. Students will read and discuss a wide variety of modern and traditional children’s literature, learn about children’s book authors and illustrators, develop skills in selecting and evaluating high quality literature, identify issues in contemporary children’s literature, examine literature from parallel cultures, make connections to the Common Core State Standards for English Language Arts, and design units of study to use in the elementary school classroom. Offered annually.