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Apr 19, 2024
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ENG 4560 - Readings in Children’s Literature
A survey of selected types of literature for children from infancy to early adolescence. The main focus is the literary and, in the case of books with illustrations, the graphic characteristics of various genres of children’s literature. Another focus is children’s experiences with literature. Some attention will be given to activities and strategies that promote and enhance children’s reading and guide them toward meaningful and satisfying experiences with literature.
Requisites: ENG 2010 or 2020 or 250 or 2 courses above ENG 200
Credit Hours: 3
Repeat/Retake Information: May be retaken two times excluding withdrawals, but only last course taken counts.
Lecture/Lab Hours: 3.0 lecture
Grades: Eligible Grades: A-F,WP,WF,WN,FN,AU,I
Learning Outcomes: - Acquire knowledge of selected genres/types of literature for children from infancy to early adolescence.
- Acquire knowledge of selected professional resources in the field of children’s literature.
- Acquire skills for responding to and analyzing the literary and graphic characteristics of various genres of children’s literature.
- Be aware of the complexity of childhood and the place of literature in it.
- Become familiar with selected topics and issues depicted in various types of children’s literature and pertinent to the field of children’s literature.
- Develop an understanding of selected strategies for promoting children’s engagement with literature.
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