Today's Children's Literature (EDMA 207)
Fall 2020 Course Dates: September 28 – November 1, 2020
Registration Deadline: September 21, 2020
*Anticipated Spring 2021 dates: February 1 - March 7, 2021
1 Semester Hour of Graduate Credit - $210
OR
1 Semester Hour of Iowa License Renewal - $100
Course Overview
This course examines recent books and trends in publications for children and young adults and how they can best be utilized in the K-8 classroom.
Course Objectives
- Increase their familiarity with the world of recent children’s literature and its genres, including fiction and nonfiction, technology, media-based information, and non-print materials.
- Identify and utilize a number of resources in the field of children’s literature.
- Experience and understand the use of activities and extensions related to literature such as literature circles, book talks, and Readers’ Theatre.
- Explore the role of culturally diverse literature in the classroom.
SYLLABUS (Wait to purchase your books until after you register. The instructor updates the reading list regularly and will send you an updated list after you register)
Instructor: Amber Kuehler
This course may not run as scheduled if we do not reach our minimum number of registrations. Should this occur, all registered students will have the option of receiving a full refund OR rolling the registration over into the following semester.
