EDLA 3160 Children's and Adolescent Literature

EDLA 3160 Children's and Adolescent Literature
Children's and Adolescent Literature
This course is designed to provide prospective educators with an overview of the field of children's literature with a focus on works appropriate for children and young adults. The history, philosophy, significant authors and texts, and major genres of children's literature will be explored. Thee is a twenty-hour service learning requirement for this course, which will provide candidates with direct experience with selecting, developing and using appropriate books to meet the needs of diverse groups of learners. Course readings, projects and field experience will be diferentiated according to candidates' chosen certification area. Undergraduates must also register for the within course service learning component EDUC 3890-10.
Pre-requistites: EDLA 2000, EDLA 2890, or EDUC 3250.
credit hours: 3