WAYLAND BAPTIST UNIVERSITY
SCHOOL OF EDUCATION
HAWAII CAMPUS
Mission: Wayland Baptist University exists to educate students in an academically
challenging, learning focused and distinctively Christian environment for professional
success and service to God and humankind.
COURSE NUMBER AND TITLE: EDLI 3308 Emergent Literacy and Phonics
TERM: Winter 2014 (Jan 13- Mar 29, 2014)
INSTRUCTOR’S NAME: Christen Imig
EMAIL: Christen.Imig@wayland.wbu.edu
OFFICE HOURS: By appointment
CLASS HOURS: Tuesday nights from 5:30-10:00 pm, Mililani Campus
CATALOG COURSE DESCRIPTION:
Develops an understanding of how all areas of language arts emerge in early childhood and how
various instructional approaches nurture such development. Field experience: 5 hours.
PREREQUISITES: EDUC 3302 Instructional Strategies
REQUIRED RESOURCE MATERIALS:
A.
Cecil, N. (2011). Striking a Balance: A Comprehensive Approach to Early Literacy
(4th ed.). Scottsdale, AZ: Holcomb Hathaway.
B.
Cecil, N. (2004). Activities for a Comprehensive Approach to Literacy. Scottsdale,
AZ: Holcomb Hathaway.
C.
Access to WBU Blackboard and Learning Resources-Articles and databases
www.wbu.edu/lrc
D.
Access to digital camera and capabilities to upload to Blackboard.
E.
Access to children’s books from a university library, school library, public library or
your own personal collection.
COURSE OUTCOME COMPETENCIES:
(Correlated with the TExES EC-6 Generalist)
The University student will:
1. Describe and demonstrate how young children’s speaking and listening abilities develop
to form the basis for vocabulary growth and emerging reading and writing abilities. (EC6 Generalist TExES: Domain I-Standard I-Competency 001 A,B,D,E,F,G,H,I; Standard
6-Competency 006 A,B,C,D,E,F,H)
2. Explain what composes phonological awareness and phonemic awareness then
demonstrate various scientifically-based teaching strategies that develop them in young
children. (TExES: Domain 1-Standard II-Competency 002 A,B,C,D,E)
3. Demonstrate a working knowledge of the alphabetic principle, its components and
various related scientifically-based teaching strategies. (TExES: Domain 1-Standard IIICompetency 003 A,B,C,D,E)
4. Describe how literacy develops over time from emergent to more proficient stages and
uses a variety of approaches to support such development. (TExES: Standard IVCompetency 004 A,B,C,D,E,F,I)
5. Explain the importance of word-analysis and decoding for reading and provides many
opportunities jfor children to improve their word-analysis and decoding skills. (TExES:
Standard V-Competency 005 A,B,C,D,E,G; Standard VI-Competency 006
A,B,C.D.E.F.H)
6. Provide knowledge and practice of the basic principles of assessment and use a variety of
literacy practices to plan and implement literacy instruction for young children. (TExES:
Standard X-Competency 012 A,B,C,D)
7. Provide knowledge of the importance of students’ reading for understanding +
components of comprehension + scientifically-based strategies to teach to student for
improving their comprehension (TExES: Standard VII-Competency 007 A,C,K)
8. Show knowledge of the conventions of writing in English and ways to provide instruction
that helps children develop proficiency in using written conventions. (TExES: Standard
IX-Competency 009 A,D,E,I)
9. Demonstrate that writing to communicate is a developmental process and provides
scientifically-based instruction to promote children’s competence in written
communication. (TExES: Standard VIII-Competency 010 A,C,G)
ATTENDANCE POLICY:
1. External Campus Attendance Policy
a. Students enrolled at an external campus of Wayland Baptist University
should make every effort to attend all class meetings. All absences must be
explained to the satisfaction of the instructor who will decide whether the
omitted work may be made up.
b. Any student who misses twenty-five (25%) or more of the regularly
scheduled class meetings will receive a grade of F for that course.
c. When a student reaches a number of absences considered by the instructor
to be excessive, the instructor will advise the student and file an unsatisfactory
progress report with the executive director/campus dean.
DISABILITY STATEMENT:
In compliance with the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990 (ADA), it is the policy of
Wayland Baptist University that no otherwise qualified person with a disability be
excluded from participation in, be denied the benefits of, or be subject to discrimination
under any education program or activity in the university. The Coordinator of Counseling
Services serves as the coordinator of students with a disability and should be contacted
concerning accommodation requests at (806) 291-3765. Documentation of a disability
must accompany any request for accommodations.
COURSE REQUIREMENTS:
1.) Attendance/Participation-Students are expected to come to class on time and stay for
the duration of the class. Attendance points will be deducted for arriving late or leaving
early. We are a community of learners; therefore, you are expected to share your input,
ideas, and experiences. Your participation grade is based on active involvement in the
classroom discussions and activities. Sometimes you will be asked to bring specific
materials or resources to class which will be counted toward your participation points.
If you must miss a class meeting, contact me via email or call the WBU office at
488-8570 BEFORE the scheduled meeting. If prior knowledge is given for an excused
absence, partial credit may be earned for a make-up assignment. If no initiative is taken
to contact me before the scheduled class meeting, a zero will be given for that class’s
participation/attendance points.
2.) Field Activities- Choose ten of the activities in the text Activities for a Comprehensive
Approach to Literacy, to use with a student, small group of students, or an entire class.
Write up a subjective and objective analysis for each activity describing the lesson
experience.
3.) Field Experience- There is a five hour field experience component of this course.
Conduct 5 hours of classroom observation of a teacher who has been teaching 5 or
more years (may be preschool-3rd grade). From your observations, write an APA style,
paper analyzing your findings (including 5 in-text citations). There will be an objective
and subjective component. Give an informal presentation of your observation
experience in a 10-15 minute sharing time.
3.) Chapter Presentation- Select one of the chapters from the text to teach to the class.
Prepare a PowerPoint presentation that covers the main points from the chapter. Take
on the role of facilitator after asking at least three discussion questions to the class.
Create an activity for the class that will challenge us to apply the knowledge gained
from the chapter. Additionally, create an assessment for the class, to gauge our
knowledge of the chapter content. Submit a description of your activity and
assessment (via email) to me at least the day before you present. Follow the rubric
given for specifics on this assignment.
4.) Chapter Assignments- At the end of each chapter, there are journal writing,
discussion questions, projects and field activities. Complete the assignment for each
chapter according to the details specified on BB. Please be prepared to share your
weekly assignment in class. The assignment may require you to bring children’s
literature books or other literacy materials.
5.) On-line Blackboard Assignments- A portion of the class will be online through
Blackboard. The assignment will be posted to the BB one day after our in-class
meeting (by midnight HST). Follow the assignment length requirements and
deadlines for posting and responding in order to earn full credit. In order to give a fair
chance for all students to post their assignment and receive peer feedback, please do
not post your responses to your classmates before the allotted timeframe. Responses
will be graded on quality and quantity. You should focus on furthering the discussion
and contributing thoughtful responses based on your own experiences and principles
discussed in the text. Use in-text citations to give credibility to your BB assignments
and response discussions. Late assignments are not accepted on BB and will not earn
points.
GRADING CRITERIA:
Attendance/Participation (6 classes @ 10 pts each)
Field Activities (10 activities @ 5 pts each)
Field Experience
Chapter Presentation
Chapter Assignments (6 @ 10 pts each)
Blackboard Assignments (4 @ 10 pts each)
60
50
100
100
60
40
Total:
410
Course grades will be based on Wayland Baptist University policy:
A= 90-100%
B= 80-89%
C=70-79%
D=60-69%
F= Below 60%
Cr
NCR
I
W
WF
X
IP
for Credit
No Credit
Incomplete
Withdrawal
WP Withdrawal Passing
Withdrawal Failing
No grade given
In Progress
ACADEMIC HONESTY: University students are expected to conduct themselves according to
the highest standards of academic honesty. Academic misconduct for which a student is subject
to penalty includes all forms of cheating, such as illicit possession of examinations or
examination materials, forgery, or plagiarism. (Plagiarism is the presentation of the work of
another as one’s own work).
Disciplinary action for academic misconduct is the responsibility of the faculty members
assigned to the course. The faculty member is charged with assessing the gravity of any case of
academic dishonesty, and with giving sanctions to any student involved. Penalties may be
applied to individual cases of academic dishonesty see catalog for more information about
academic dishonesty.
ADDITIONAL INFORMATION:
● Assignments are due at the beginning of each class or by the time indicated on Blackboard for
online assignments. Late assignments on BB will not receive credit. Late written assignments
will lose 10% of total points for each day late.
● Unless otherwise indicated, all written assignments should be doubled spaced, use Times New
Roman 12-point type, and adhere to the APA Manuscript Writing style.
● If you submit a written assignment via email (besides a BB assignment), please make sure to
bring a paper copy to class at the next on-campus meeting so that I can give you written feedback
on your assignment.
● Out of respect, please put cell phones on silent mode during class time and remove them from
sight. Any cell phone use (including talking, texting, or checking updates) during class time is
distracting to the learning environment.
CLASS SCHEDULE AND ASSIGNMENTS (tentative):
Week #
1
Date
Jan 14
2014
Topic
Introductions
Review Syllabus
Chapter 1
Due:
 Bring textbook
Chapter 2 & 3
2
Jan 21
2014
 BB assignment
Jan 28 Chapter 4 & 5
2014
 Ch 4 & 5 Ch. Assignment
Feb 4 Chapter 6 & 7
2014

4
5
Feb 11 Chapter 8 & 9
2014
 Ch 8 & 9 Ch. Assignment
6
Feb 18 Chapter 10 & 11
2014
 BB assignment
Feb 25
2014
Chapter 12
7
 Ch 12 Ch. Assignment
Mar 4
2014
Chapter 13
8
9
Mar 11 Chapter 14 & 15
2014
 Ch 14 & 15 Ch. Assignment
10
Mar 18 Field Experience Sharing
2014
 Field Experience paper and
3
BB assignment
 Field Activities
DUE DATE for Chapter Presentation:_______________________

BB assignment
Short Presentation