Undergraduates majoring in Early Childhood Education (Birth to Grade 2) must select a 30 to 32 credit academic specialty from the Liberal Arts and Sciences curriculum. Such study complements the Early Childhood Education courses and provides you with specialized knowledge in one particular discipline. This adds depth and breadth to your level of teaching expertise. As a teacher, you can transmit your enthusiasm for the focused subject to young learners, helping them to grow intellectually and socially. You may select English Writing from among the Liberal Arts and Sciences curriculum. Reading and writing are inextricably linked. In this far-ranging yet eminently practical program, you will scrutinize the great literature of the past and present, you will analyze the structure of language and the particulars of English usage, you will explore the challenges of writing in different genres, for different audiences and purposes, and you will learn how to communicate to young students the fundamental skills of reading, writing, listening and speaking well.