This course provides an in-depth understanding of child language and literacy development from infancy through the adolescent years. Main focus will be endogenous linguistic and cognitive correlates of literacy acquisition, including letter-sound knowledge, phonology, morphology, grammar, fluency and vocabulary. Exogenous factors, including parenting, educational systems, and culture, will be also discussed. The course will also provide some exposure to the recent research on language and literacy disorders and bilingual literacy acquisition. Pre-requisite: None

1. To understand basic terms and theories in language and literacy research; 2.To understand the developmental trajectory of children's language and literacy acquisition; 3. To understand the use of neuroscience research techniques to conduct linguistic research among children.