ELED 260 - Children’s/Adolescent Literature

Credit Hours: 3
This course focuses on the use of children’s literature in the K-8 classroom. It is primarily intended to acquaint students with recently published children’s books. The course will also address the following topics:author/illustrator/genre studies, response to literature, literature as a model for writing, literature extension activities, and selection and evaluation of tradebooks. The role of children’s literature across the curriculum will be a major emphasis. The course is intended to expand the student’s knowledge of children’s literature and its potential as a powerful force for learning and language in the elementary classroom.
Fall semester