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Course Criteria
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1.00 Credits
This course focuses on physical education for the preschool-primary age child (ages 3-8) from the prospective of the classroom teacher. Emphasis will be on acquiring a basic understanding of and screening strategies for normal motor development; developmentally appropriate motor programming for all children; and teaching strategies for effective learner-task-environment (materials, equipment, etc.) interrelationships which enable young learners to develop the fundamental motor and rhythmic skills that form the basis of all games, dance, and sport activities. Attention will also be given to the importance of integrating movement across the curriculum for increasing learner ownership of content concepts and skills.
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2.00 Credits
An overview of the field of early childhood special education including discussions of historical and empirical support for providing early intervention services, screening, assessment, instructional programming, integration of children with and without disabilities, family involvement, and service delivery models. Emphasis is placed on assessing and promoting the attainment of cognitive, language, social, self-help, and motor skills.
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3.00 Credits
Students will plan, implement, and evaluate developmentally appropriate and integrated content and methodology in the areas of mathematics and science.
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3.00 Credits
This course is grounded in and builds on knowledge and understanding of the foundations of reading and literacy in early childhood development. It focuses on methods, techniques, and materials of reading, language arts, and literacy instruction and assessment designed to foster pupils' growth toward greater autonomy and maturity. The course emphasizes the thinking processes and decision making responsibilities of teachers as they create learning environments that encourage active engaged learning, identify students' needs, and plan instruction that allows pupils to experience personally meaningful interactions and transactions.
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2.00 Credits
Designed to support both pre-service and in-service teachers by helping them recognize high-quality and developmentally appropriate children's books to share with PreK-3 children. The major goal of this course is to show how to use children's literature to help develop children's language skills and their intellectual capacity, encourage healthy social and moral development, and nurture children's creativity. Coverage encompasses discussions of both contemporary and classic literature or young children, providing teachers, parents, and child-care professionals opportunities to talk about reading while engaging children in experiences with good books. Teachers and day-care professionals will find myriad practical strategies, extensive book lists, and relevant websites valuable for PreK-3 curriculum planning.
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2.00 Credits
Students will apply, implement, and evaluate developmentally appropriate and integrated content and methodology in the area of emergent and developing understanding of social science.
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1.00 Credits
Students will plan, implement, and evaluate developmentally appropriate and integrated content and methodology in the area of emergent and developing understanding of art, drama, movement and music.
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3.00 Credits
Students in this course will be introduced to a philosophic overview of the assessment process, including transdisciplinary assessment teams and provisions for appropriate information gathering techniques--formal and informal--which include the construction, selection, interpretation, and evaluation of diagnostic instruments. The role of technology in testing, record maintenance and composition of IEP will be discussed and modeled.
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3.00 Credits
Students in this course will cover the spectrum of conceptual understanding for the use of technology in early childhood education as well as the technical skills for computer operation in pre-kindergarten/primary classroom environment. This course is intended for students in teaching preparation programs and teachers who wish to acquire the skills and knowledge necessary for the successful integration of technology into typical/atypical pre-kindergarten/primary settings for learning and administration.
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2.00 Credits
Students in this course will learn to interact with families of diverse backgrounds in order to facilitate their educational involvement and better assist the children at home with their academic and developmental growth. Students will learn to foster community involvement and acquire needed skills in providing a link between school, community and home which is vital in a multiethnic society.
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