PSY 385 - Seminar in Infant/Toddler or Preschool Development and Education

Institution:

Stony Brook University

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Description:

Seminar in development and education of infants/toddlers or preschool-aged children (Section numbers 1 and 2 are seminar on infants/toddlers; Section numbers 3 and 4 are seminar on preschool-aged children). Sections devoted to infants/toddlers focus on learning and living environments that foster emergent communication and language skills and promote social, cognitive, physical, and emotional development. Sections devoted to preschool-aged children focus on emergent literacy, science and math discovery, and multi-sensory experiences that enhance motor development and exploration of the arts. Strategies for problem solving and promotion of positive social interaction and emotional development, including active listening, limit-setting, conflict negotiation, and child initiated approaches are examined from a multicultural perspective. Students design age-appropriate curricula and implement them under instructor supervision within the co-requisite practicum, PSY 285. Can be repeated once by enrolling in a section that focuses on a different age group.Can be used once toward Psychology Department elective requirements.

Credits:

3.00

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Instructional Type:

Seminar

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Institution Website:

www.stonybrook.edu

Phone Number:

(631) 632-6000

Regional Accreditation:

Middle States Association of Colleges and Schools

Calendar System:

Semester

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