CENTRE FOR ONLINE AND DIS ANCE EDUCATION
SIMON FRASER UNIVERSITY
SUMMER SEMESTER 2007 COURSE OUTLINE
EDUC 465-4 (EDUCATION)
CHILDREN'S LITERATURE
C100
The main purposes of this course are: to get in touch with and reflect upon your own reading and book
experiences through childhood and adolescence—this reflection will prepare you to think about other people's
ideas and notions on the topic of reading and books for children; to introduce you to a small but representative
sample of the range of literature available to children and youth today; to give you an opportunity to explore
and understand this literature—e.g. children's traditional folk and fairy tales, picture books, verse and poetry,
the novel, etc.—in greater depth; and to reflect on what makes a good children's book; to critically examine why
and how children and books might be brought together; and to introduce you to ways of bringing children and
books together through such strategies as: reading and reading aloud, and other simple forms of presenting
literature, storytelling, etc.
PREREQUISITE(S):
60 hours of credit.
TEXT(S):
Butler, D.
Cushla and Her Books
The Horn Book Inc. (1980).
Chambers, A.
The Reading Environment
Stenhouse Publishers (1996).
Kennedy, X. J., and Kennedy, D.
Knock at a Star:A Child's Introduction to Poetry
Little Brown&Company (1999).
Trelease,
J.
The Read-Aloud Handbook (6th ed.)
Penguin Books (2006).
Yolen,
J.
Touch Magic: Fantasy, Faerie & Folklore in the Literature of Childhood
August House Publishers (2000).
A children's novel. Students to choose one title from a selection provided online and to obtain on their own
(borrow -e.g. from local library- or purchase)
Recommended:
Zola, M.
By Hook Or By Crook: My Autograph Book
Tundra Books (1987).
Zola, M.
Poetry Plus
Copp Clark Pitman (1990).
REQUIREMENTS:
Participation in 2 online conference discussions
5%
Maintaining a professional reflective journal
10%
Completion of 3 papers
457o
Online presentation activity & response to classmates
20%
Final exam
207o
Refer to exam schedule on the CODE web site <http:/ /www.sfu.ca/cde
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NOTE:
Students requiring accommodations as a result of a disability, must contact the Centre for
Students with Disabilities (604-291-3112 or csdo@sfu.ca
).
DELIVERY MODE:
Print
FirstClass Computer Conferencing
Course web site
(see over for computer requirements)
MODE OF
DELIVERY NOTE:
n/a
SUPPLEMENTARY FEES:
Course materials and service fee
$40.00
Deposit for additional materials
$35.00
Note: Every distance course includes a CODE package containing assignment deadlines and other information.
Please pick it up at the Centre or ask that it be mailed when registering on g0SFU.
1300 West Mall Centre
Web: www.sfu.ca/cde
Toll Free in Canada: 1-800-663-1411
Last updated: 10/3/2006
Fax: 604-291-4964
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