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This course provides a foundational understanding of the ways children develop in the areas of reading, writing, speaking and listening. Participants will be immersed in the social and cultural perspectives related to literacy development, the developmental stages of literacy, the five components of reading instruction (phonemic awareness, phonics, fluency, vocabulary, and comprehension) and instructional methods and materials for supporting the literacy development of students with diverse language and learning needs.