EDU 4340 - Children’s Literature

Credits: 2

This course addresses children’s and young adult literature and literary techniques, as well as basic principles and concepts in the teaching of visual and performing arts to children. Included are genre characteristics and identification, recognition of quality literature, and artistic elements of illustration. Students will apply essential skills unique to teaching each art form - dance, music, theater, visual arts - to children and the integration of these into other disciplines. EDU 4340 must be taken the same semester as EDU 4320.