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ECPK 320 - Language Development and Early Literacy (PreK-K)

(3 credits)
Prerequisite: ECED 230 and PSYC 224 or consent of instructor
This course focuses on the emergence of both expressive and receptive language and literacy competencies in young children. Topics include optimal language and print environments; the socio-cultural, genetic and physiological components of optimal language and literacy development; early indicators of the need for and remediation of language-, hearing-, and literacy-related difficulties; and second language acquisition. This course must be taken at Bridgewater State University.