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3.00 Credits
History, theory, and practice of early childhood education.
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3.00 Credits
Examines the importance of reading in the home and its impact on young children. Emphasis is on the assessment of literacy in the home setting. Also examined are literacy training programs and their application, along with practical assistance for parents or other care-givers of young children to enhance their skills and resources for use with their children.
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3.00 Credits
Students receive training in age-appropriate areas of the visual arts, movement, and music, exposing class participants to activities in these areas which can be effectively utilized in work with young children. Upon successful completion, students will have at their command a repertoire of activities in drawing and painting and other constructive art, in song, and in dance/movement, along with an understanding of their value in working with young children.
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3.00 Credits
Age-appropriate activities in physical education will frame the work in this class, along with basic emphasis on physical development of the young child. One goal of this class is to train teachers to better understand the role of learning and physical activity in the young child, and to foster a lifelong participation in physical activity.
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3.00 Credits
Students gain an awareness of how the family life cycle influences the socio-cultural experiences of young children, and of today's family and its role in society.
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3.00 Credits
Survey of theory and research of child abuse and neglect with emphasis on assessment and treatment of these problems.
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3.00 Credits
Acquaint students with children's literature and the utilization of library materials and provides training in the utilization of library materials. Students will plan and implement a variety of activities utilizing literature to encourage children's physical, social, emotional, aesthetic, and cognitive development. (Six hours of direct contact with children utilizing varied teaching strategies required.)
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3.00 Credits
Prepares students to understand and implement developmentally appropriate learning environments for children from 3 years to school-age. Emphasis is given to guidance techniques, nurturing responses, communication skills, and developmentally appropriate materials for cognitive, affective, and physical development of preschoolers.
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3.00 Credits
This is a one-semester college level mixed media mode distance education course in early childhood education that employs 6 classroom meetings, video viewing, assigned observations in a child care center, one extended project with an individual presentation component reflecting on childcare, parenting, and community concerns, a midterm, and final assessment report. Parenting and Community focuses on the study of the developing child within the family structure as well as within the protective structure of the childcare center as well as the larger community. Several of the video modules explore variations on caregiving across geographical lines. Each style illuminates the others as well as itself and this juxtaposition of traditions and theories allows for better understanding of various approaches, clearer contrasts among the different ways of taking care of children, and a greater understanding of underlying similarities within all.
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3.00 Credits
Comprehensive study of development from conception to the first week after birth. This will include normal development, environmental influences that affect pre-natal development, including the childbirth process and assessment of the newborn.
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