Class Information

Children's Literature

LIT 240 Children’s Literature (3) – A course in reading and teaching literature to children, including the study of a variety of books, stories, and poems written for children. Oral reading in the classroom, the needs and interests of children at various age levels, and criteria for judging the value of children’s books are examined. The course seeks to model literary analysis: finding purpose, theme, artistic quality, and classroom use of literature for children.