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  • 3.00 Credits

    SettingsFieldwork and classroom presentations/discussions provide students the opportunity to learn, know, and apply a variety of recording techniques, such as narratives (e.g., anecdotal, running record, and journal), time sampling, event sampling, and checklists. Discussions focus on the classroom as a learning community, including the teacher as a learner and leader through reflective practice. Analysis of observations takes into account observer assumptions and theories of child and adult development. Assessment is determined by the quality of in-progress records, discussions, and a final assignment. Co-requisite: ENG 11. Three class hours per week. 3 credits Fall, Spring
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    EnvironmentsThe course promotes an understanding of health and safety factors in both the physical and social-emotional areas. Topics such as sanitation, infectious disease control, food preparation, classroom safety, and the safety of the facility itself form part of the physical aspect. Topics related to the emotional well-being and protection of children from abuse, neglect, isolation, and biases make up the social-emotional area. Students have the opportunity to observe, record, and discuss the strengths and weaknesses of a learning environment in relation to how it meets the needs of the children and families served by that particular community. Three class hours a week. 3 credits Fall, Spring
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    ChildrenPractical approaches to guiding young children's behavior are based on a philosophy of problem solving that emphasizes children' s abilities and needs. Techniques such as active listening, negotiation, I-messages, and similar limit-setting methods help children to accept responsibility and build their communication capacity. Solutions to conflicts in early childhood settings take a child-centered anti-bias approach based on building trust and respect for each child and his/he r family? ? cultural backgroun d. Prerequisite s: ECE 11 and ECE 12 Three class hours a we ek.3 credits Fall, Sprin
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    ChildhoodThis course focuses on student understanding diverse abilities of children from birth through eight years of age with problems in any of the following areas: physical, social, emotional and intellectual development. Students learn the role of today's teacher in an all-inclusive classroom. The objectives of this course meet Office for Child Care Services (OCCS) guidelines for certification as lead teacher. Pre- or co-requisite PSY 52. Three class hours per week .3 credits Fall, Spring
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    DevelopmentAfter a quick review of prenatal development, the course addresses the developmental stages of infants and toddlers (birth through three years) within the context of their family. It explores different areas of development--including emotional, physical, cognitive, social, language, literacy, and behavioral--in the context of relationships. The course discusses infant-toddler care-giving principles and the day-to-day practices as reflected in different families of similar and diverse cultural backgrounds. It emphasizes the characteristics of responsive care giving and high-quality early care and education and the significant relationship between emotional development and thinking. Students learn Greenspan's theory of emotional development and Floortime. Prerequisites: ECE 12 and PSY 52. Three class hours per week .3 credits Fall
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    ChildrenThis course explores the many facets and contexts of the school age (5-12 years) child's developmental process. Special attention is given to the social and emotional dimensions, including theories of friendship, Stanley Greenspan' s stages of emotional development, self esteem, competition, and peer relationships. Three hours of lecture per week . 3 credits Spring, Summer
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    PreschoolUnderstanding the theoretical foundations and central roll of language arts during the preschool years forms the core of instruction. Language arts include listening, speaking, reading, writing, and thinking. Communication of ideas and information through the language arts adheres to rules that govern the English language, such as phonology, morphology, syntax, and semantics. Students learn strategies to address the diverse needs of young language learners in inclusive settings, to work with parents and families, and to collaborate with professionals in other fields. Prerequisites: ECE 13 and ECE 34. Three class hours per week. 3 credits Fall, Spring
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    PlanningThrough a balanced and integrated approach based on multicultural education, students plan activities related to three- and four-year olds' need to self-discover the world around them. Activity plans include adaptations for inclusion of special-needs children with special attention to individualized education plans (IEPs), strategies for assessment of children' s learning, and evaluation of planned activities . Prerequisites : ECE 11, ECE 12, and ECE 22 Three class hours a wee k.3 credits Fall, Spring
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    PlanningIn this experiential course, students have the opportunity to explore and create activities that allow the infant-toddler to engage actively and discover the world around her/him. Students apply knowledge of infant-toddler development in developing and assessing a curriculum that supports all-around individual development of the infant-toddler. The course encourages the acquisition of skills to document appropriately, display, and describe children's work, and involve parents. Prerequisites: ECE 12 and ECE 23. Three class hours a week .3 credits Fall, Spring
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    PlanningThis course centers on creative curriculum planning for children of school age (5 -12 years). Curriculum planning is based on observations of children's needs and knowledge of child development. Using the framework of friendships and emotional milestones, students? ?curriculum plans include crafts, hobbies, music, sports, games, theater, art, and other similar activities. Students develop a curriculum resource file/binder. In addition, students explore strategies for building partnerships with families of the children in the program . Prerequisite : ENG 11. Three class hours a wee k.3 credits Fall, Spring
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