ECE 155 Children's Language Development*
An overview of the development of language from birth to age five. Topics include sound, structure, meaning, the role of society in language development, and mixed and multiple language acquisition. Also covers hearing and sight impairment and the relationship of spoken to written language. Designed to enable students to facilitate language growth in child-care and preschool settings.
3 hours lecture.
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Prerequisite
ECE 150 or concurrent enrollment.
Corequisite
Concurrent employment in an early childhood care or education facility, or concurrent enrollment in
EDU 224.