Lit - Texts Child-Young Adults (ERLA 522)

• College: College of Education-Human Ser
• Department: School of Education Dept
• Credit Hours: 3
• This course has a lecture with 3 hours.

Identifies contemporary/classic literature, authors, and non-traditional texts for children/young adults. Explores current trends, issues, themes in these fields and impact on schools. Examines theoretical/research bases for multiple text use and varied perspectives in promoting higher-order thinking and understanding how the author's words affects readers. Focuses on methodologies/best practices motivating learners to incorporate informational genre to enhance the learner's conceptual understanding in other curricular areas. Includes technology/classroom applications. Pre-Requisites:Graduate Status. Typically Offered Fall, Spring