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Course Criteria
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3.00 Credits
No Credit This course is designed to improve basic math skills and may be required based on placement test results. Utilizing a text-workbook, all the operations of arithmetic are reviewed. The purpose of this course is to help students to improve math skills to the level necessary for success in college math courses. Basic Math is a review of operations with whole numbers and fractions and includes work on decimals, ratios, proportions and percents. Course fee is minimal.
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3.00 Credits
3 Credits This course is an introduction to the history of early care and education, theorists and philosophers in the field, program options for young children, the characteristics of children, learning environments, and curriculum. Career opportunities, professional development and ethics for early care and education are discussed.
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3.00 Credits
3 Credits This course presents children's literature from the perspective of language development. Various forms of literature are examined and basic standards for book evaluation and methods for choosing literature based on the developmental stages of young children are developed. Materials and techniques for implementing a language-centered approach to reading, the relationship of books to child growth and development, and the importance of helping children respond to what they read are discussed.
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3.00 Credits
3 Credits This course addresses major issues of the young child's health, safety, and nutritional needs. The health and well-being of body, mind, and spirit (social and emotional needs) are included. Special topics of emotional stress/distress and child abuse/neglect are discussed. Emphasis is given to the requirements of recording to provide documentation of abuse/ neglect, and the appropriate procedure for making referrals in a variety of educational, social, and health care situations. Prerequisite: ECE131.
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3.00 Credits
3 Credits This course explores methods of observing, recording and assessing young children's development and learning. Students should anticipate visiting multiple early childhood sites to complete required assignments. Skills learned will be used in Practicum I and subsequent courses, as well as in employment in early childhood settings. Legal and ethical practices and professionalism in record-keeping will be discussed. Must pass SBI and DHHS background checks to participate in this course.
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3.00 Credits
3 Credits This course will introduce students to the specialized knowledge and skills required to work with infants and toddlers in a variety of settings. Typical and atypical development in all domains, and planning for curriculum, activities, and environments will be discussed. The values of forming partnerships with families will be stressed. Caregiver behaviors to enhance development will be explored. Pre/Co-requisites: ECE131, ECE135.
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3.00 Credits
3 Credits This course explores the development of children ages 3-5. Topics covered include various theories of development and how they are implemented into appropriate practice in home and center-based settings. Focus will be placed on curriculum, environment, and family involvement. Pre/Co-Requisites: ECE131 and ECE135 or permission of instructor.
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3.00 Credits
3 Credits This course will introduce students to the skills necessary to work with children ages 5-8 years old in school and out of school settings. The unique development of children ages 5-8 years and planning curriculum and environments to enhance their learning will be discussed. Material and activity choices for a variety of settings will be explored. Home, school, and community partnerships will be introduced. Pre/Co-requisites: ECE140, 131, 134 or permission of instructor.
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3.00 Credits
3 Credits This 90-hour field placement presents opportunities to apply skills of observation and recording in an early childhood education setting in which young children are served. Students will observe children and staff in the setting, will assist in the classroom when requested by the staff, and will apply theories of child development in working with young children. Students will participate in a seminar to reflect on their observations, theory in practice, and questions they generate from their own field placement experiences. Must pass SBI and DHHS background checks to participate in this course. Prerequisites: ECE135, ECE131.
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3.00 Credits
3 Credits This course will introduce students to teaching and working with young children with special needs. The legal basis and history of these services will be discussed. Assessments of young children and curriculum and environmental planning for inclusion of all children will be explored. The critical nature of building collaborative relationships with families and service providers will be stressed.
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