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  • 2.00 Credits

    Advances the ability to make sensitive observations and accurate recordings of children and families of diverse lifestyles and abilities. Includes a Service Learning/Fieldwork component requiring students to work and interact with children in order to link theory and practice. This requirement includes 36 hours of field-based observation.
  • 5.00 Credits

    Acquaints students with curriculum, procedures and materials important for effective child development programs. Emphasis on learning theory and development as related to learning environments, curriculum areas for the young child, materials, methodology, and evaluation. This course also emphasizes planning developmentally appropriate activities that are respectful and sensitive to individual abilities as well as cultural and family backgrounds. Emphasis is on learning and teaching practices; the role of play in the child's development, age and ability appropriate classroom organization and management, child health, nutrition, and child self-care and studies various approaches like exploring several different curriculums and activities and projects that students could utilize to promote and support those curriculums (such as Reggio, Emergent, Creative, Weekly, Themes, Projects, etc.). (Meets core requirement for CCTC Child Development Associate Teacher Permit.)
  • 5.00 Credits

    Acquaints students with curriculum, procedures, and materials important for effective elementary classroom planning. Emphasizes curriculum requirements, learning theory, research and assessment, development, methodology, and planning developmentally appropriate activities. Learning and effective teaching practice is central to the content of this course: the role of play in the child's development, age-level appropriate classroom organization, and classroom management.
  • 5.00 Credits

    An overview of administration in child and family programs for site supervisors and directors. Topics include program organization, staffing, proactive program management, historical background, and philosophical underpinnings of relevant programs.
  • 5.00 Credits

    Examines principles, practices and issues related to meeting the health, safety and nutritional needs of children and emphasizes physiological and biological aspects of development. Students will learn techniques and skills for the support and implementation of health and safety practices and their impact on an individual child's development and how these practices might be adapted to support the goals and values of family and community systems. Students will be required to gain the knowledge and skills consistent with certification in American Red Cross CPR and First Aid. (Meets requirement for CCTC Child Development Master Teacher Permit.)
  • 5.00 Credits

    This course explores the interrelatedness of social, aesthetic, and cultural, elements of children's literature. It covers criteria for effective evaluation of literature and how to select books that are developmentally appropriate. It examines the elements of literature and how it supports language, creative, and intellectual development. It also covers specific teaching strategies that reflect current literacy theory to enhance transactions with literature.
  • 1.00 Credits

    One unit of credit for 20 or more hours of volunteer community service experience working directly with young children in a variety of socioeconomic settings. Open to students who are interested in pursuing a career in Early Childhood Education (Pre-K through grade 3). Students may request an assignment through the Human Corps office. A journal, a brief reflective paper and meetings with a faculty sponsor as required. This course may be repeated up to twelve times (12 units), however, students may earn only one unit per quarter. Offered on a credit, no-credit basis only. Prerequisite: CAFS 200.
  • 1.00 Credits

    To be arranged with the instructor.
  • 2.00 Credits

    This course is for transfer students and will give students an introduction to the field of child development. Students will survey the programs and services that are available for children, adolescents, and families and explore the professional opportunities, organizations, and publications related to this field. Students will also be exposed to the Child, Adolescent, and Family Studies Program (CAFS) and the faculty within the CAFS program. This course will provide students with an overview of what will be needed to earn their Bachelor of Arts in Child, Adolescent, and Family Studies. This course will enable the student to gain basic informational and competency skills that will aid in the academic success of the student.
  • 5.00 Credits

    Focuses on growth and development from conception into the preschool years. This course examines the historical context for the modern conception of child development. Emphasis is given to contemporary research in physiological and motor development, socioemotional development, cognitive development, language and communication development, health and nutrition, child rearing practices and infant stimulation. The class will highlight a social-historical-contextual approach to the development of young children and families. (Meets requirement for CCTC Child Development Master Teacher Permit.) Prerequisite: CAFS 200.
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