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Literature in Early Childhood and Elementary Education (EDU 228) includes a comprehensive examination of children's literature, including a variety of genres, authors, and illustrators. Students will examine authors' literary styles and techniques and learn how to include children's literature in every content area of the curriculum. In addition, students will become familiar with literary elements and authors' uses of them in order to achieve a specific purpose. Students will be exposed to the various art mediums used by illustrators of children's literature. They will develop skills in the use of storytelling and dramatization. Students will learn how to assess the quality, appropriateness and equality of children's literature for various ages and create activities/lessons to connect to children's literature.