PSY 1326 - CULTURE, PARENTING AND LITERACY

Minimum Credits: 3
Maximum Credits: 3
Long Description The course focuses on positive development of minority children and their families and takes a strengths-based approach to studying them. Students examine different sources of evidence of whether and how sociocultural factors and parenting practices shape children's language and literacy development. Students discuss evidence-based interventions at home and school that aim to improve children's language and literacy skills, particularly in low-income and ethnically diverse communities. Class sessions involve a combination of lectures and group discussion based on empirical articles, book chapters, press articles, and videos. Students complete individual assignments. The course may include both graduate and undergraduate students, and that course requirements will be different for each group.
Academic Career: Undergraduate
Course Component: Lecture
Grade Component: LG/SNC Elective Basis
Course Requirements: PREQ: PSY 0010 or 0012 or 0101 or 0200 or 0310

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