The purpose of this course is to further develop teacher candidates' knowledge and understanding of the reading foundations (including multiple concepts about print, alphabetic principles, sense of story, phonological awareness) and word recognition components (phonemic awareness, phonics, sight words, context, structural analysis) related to emergent literacy and children's success in reading, writing, and spelling.

The purpose of this course is to further develop teacher candidates' knowledge and understanding of the reading foundations (including multiple concepts about print, alphabetic principles, sense of story, phonological awareness) and word recognition components (phonemic awareness, phonics, sight words, context, structural analysis) related to emergent literacy and children's success in reading, writing, and spelling.