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3.00 Credits
3 credits. 3 hours. (Lecture 3 hours.) Prerequisite: ENGL 30 or appropriate placement test score, or concurrent enrollment. This introductory course focuses on an overview of the field of early childhood care and education. The wide variety of types of early childhood program is explored, as are the characteristics and needs of young children. The preparation of environment and curriculum are examined, as are instructional and guidance techniques. Strategies for observation, documentation, and assessment are discussed. Teacher certification, ethics, and communication skills are detailed. This course covers the eight (8) subject areas of the Child Development Associate (CDA) credential. The guidelines of Kansas and Missouri Core Competencies for Early Care and Education Professionals and the National Association for the Education of Young Children (NAEYC) standards are followed in this course.
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3.00 Credits
3 credits. 3 hours. (Lecture 3 hours.) Prerequisite: ENGL 30 or appropriate placement test score. The Child Health, Safety and Nutrition course covers basic factors that affect children's health, safety and nutrition. Subject matter includes feeding habits, nutritional needs, health routines, hygiene, growth patterns, childhood diseases, first aid, CPR, safety and implications for children.The guidelines of Kansas and Missouri Core Competencies for Early Care and Education Professionals and the National Association for the Education of Young Children (NAEYC) standards are followed in this course.
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3.00 Credits
3 credits. 3 hours. (Lecture 3 hours.) Prerequisites: CDCG 101 and ENGL 30 or appropriate placement test score. This course explores knowing and understanding young children's characteristics and needs; the multiple influences on development and learning, and how to use this developmental knowledge to create health, respectful, supportive and challenging learning environments. The principles of child development are emphasized including language acquisition, creative expression, physical, cognitive and social/emotional development. The course follows the guidelines of Kansas and Missouri Core Competencies for Early Child Care and Education Professionals and the National Association of the Education of Young Children (NAEYC) standards.
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3.00 Credits
3 credits. 3 hours. (Lecture 3 hours.) Fundamentals of Afterschool I covers the developmental needs and characteristics of the school-age child 5-12 years in non-school settings as addressed in Competency Goals I and II, Functional Areas Safe, Healthy, Program Environment, Physical, Cognitive, Communication and Creative of the Missouri Youth Development Credential. The Standards of the National AfterSchool Association are followed in this course.
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3.00 Credits
3 credits. 3 hours. (Lecture 3 hours.) Prerequisite: CDCG 117. The Fundamentals of Afterschool II covers the developmental needs and characteristics of the school-age child 5-12 years in non-school settings as addressed in Functional Areas Self, Social, Guidance, Families, Program Management, and Professionalism of the Missouri Youth Development Credential. The Standards of the National AfterSchool Association are followed in this course.
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3.00 Credits
3 credits. 3 hours. (Lecture 3 hours.) Prerequisite: CDCG 113. This course will examine developmentally appropriate practices and the teachers role in curriculumand instruction for young children. The purpose and characteristics of curriculum models past and present will be examined. Curriculum adaptation to accommodate diverse learners will be examined. Play as an overriding component of early childhood curriculum will be stressed. Development of activity plans, lesson plans based on developmentally appropriate practice for children at varying ages and stages will be required. The guidelines of Kansas and Missouri Core Competencies for Early Care and Education Professionals and the National Association for the Education of Young Children (NAEYC) standards are followed in this course.
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3.00 Credits
3 credits. 3 hours. (Lecture 3 hours.) Prerequisite: ENGL 30 or appropriate placement test score. The Learning Environments I course prepares students to understand and implement developmentally appropriate creative art experiences with children. In addition, the course teaches strategies to plan, develop, evaluate and integrate other subject matter such as math, science, language, literacy, and social studies into the curriculum. This course follows the guidelines of Kansas and Missouri Core Competencies for Early Care and Education Professionals and the National Association for the Education of Young Children (NAEYC) standards.
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3.00 Credits
3 credits. 5 hours. (Lecture 1 hour. Laboratory 4 hours.) Prerequisites: CDCG 113 and ENGL 101. This course will engage students in a practical understanding of an early care and education environment and a practical understanding of methods of observing children. Students will actively interact with children in these settings. This course follows the guidelines of Kansas and Missouri Core Competencies for Early Child Care and Education Professionals and the National Association for the Education of Young Children (NAEYC) standards.
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3.00 Credits
3 credits. 3 hours. (Lecture 3 hours.) Prerequisites: CDCG 113, CDCG 132 and ENGL 101. This course is an in-depth study of the basic use of tools and materials that stimulate imagination, reasoning, concept formation and communications through language development. The guidelines of Kansas and Missouri Core Competencies for Early Child Care and Education Professionals and the National Association of the Education of Young Children (NAEYC) standards are followed in this course.
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3.00 Credits
3 credits. 3 hours. (Lecture 3 hours.) Prerequisites: CDCG 149 or concurrent enrollment. This course provides an in-depth study of physical, social-emotional, language, and cognitive development of children, including those with different types of special needs and those who represent different cultures. The importance of the roles of the caregiver, the environment and the family will also be explored as it relates to the development of the child. This course follows the guidelines of Kansas and Missouri Core Competencies for Early Care and Education Professionals and the National Association for Education of Young Children (NAEYC) standards.
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