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Submitter's Information
Jacqueline Leiva
Faculty
Los Angeles
LA Southwest College
CTE Dean
Lawrence L Bradford
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Program Details
Certificate of Achievement: Early Literacy Development
New Program
Child Development/Early Care and Education (130500)
02/08/27
The Child Development Early Literacy Development program is a focused pathway for students desiring to specialize in early literacy development. By completing this pathway, you will learn the foundational principles of language and literacy development to help you best support emergent literacy in young children equitably and inclusively. You will participate in a variety of hands-on experiences that will prepare you to effectively facilitate an early literacy curriculum, to include: (1) oral language development: vocabulary and listening; (2) an understanding of the alphabetic code, which includes phonological/phonemic awareness and knowledge of the alphabet; and (3) knowledge and understanding about print and its use. The Early Literacy Certificate of Achievement can help you fulfill the requirements for the Master Teacher Permit Specialization area.
We project 20.
Program Proposal Attributes
- Certificate of Achievement: 16 or greater semester (or 24 or greater quarter) units (C)
Program Learning Outcomes:
Upon completion of this program, students will be able to:
- Design literacy rich classrooms for different age groups that are print rich and engage children in meaningful literacy learning experiences.
- Assess emerging language and literacy skills and adapt teaching experiences to children’s individual needs and strengths.
- Explain the relationship between brain growth and language development with the interrelatedness of reading and writing.
- This program supports students seeking employment or advancement in early childhood education and may also support the Child Development Master Teacher Permit specialization area.
Course Units and Hours
17
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Course Report
The Certificate of Achievement: Early Literacy Development requires completion of 17 units of required Child Development coursework. The program requirements are designed to provide students with a focused pathway in early literacy development, including child growth and development, early childhood principles and practices, family and community relationships, brain development, emergent literacy, and children’s literature.
Certificate of Achievement: Early Literacy Development
Required Core Courses: 17 units
| Course | Title | Units | Year/Semester (Y1 or S1) |
|---|---|---|---|
| CH DEV 001 | Child Growth and Development | 3 | Y1 |
| CH DEV 002 | Early Childhood: Principles and Practices | 3 | Y1 |
| CH DEV 011 | Child, Family and Community | 3 | Y1 |
| CH DEV 017 | The Growing Brain II | 2 | Y2 |
| CH DEV 035 | Fostering Literacy Development in Young Children | 3 | Y2 |
| CH DEV 036 | Literature for Early Childhood | 1 | Y2 |
| CH DEV 037 | Literature for School-Age Children | 2 | Y2 |
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Los Angeles Southwest College
Lawrence L Bradford
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New Program
The Early Literacy Development program currently exists in the college curriculum as a Skill Certificate. Through this new program, the department seeks to elevate the existing curriculum to a Certificate of Achievement and formally add the program to the Chancellor’s Office Curriculum Inventory (COCI).
Long Beach City College offers a Child Development Permit Specialization Area – Early Literacy, Certificate of Accomplishment.
20 students
Child Development/ Early Care and Education
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Submission Details
05/29/26 - 04:41 PM
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