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  • 0.00 Credits

    This course develops knowledge that will enable the student to work as a paraprofessional in a program for pre-kindergarten through elementary aged children. Topics include: professional qualifications, professionalism, application of guidance techniques, and classroom management. Hours: Class/Week 5 P.Lab/O.B.I./Week 0 Credit 5 Prerequisites: Departmental approval Corequisite:
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    Introduces the three developmentally meaningful age periods during infancy. Provides knowledge, grounded in brain and attachment research, about how children learn and the skills and attitudes necessary to support optimum social/emotional, cognitive, and physical development for children from birth to three. Principles of brain development and language and communication will be explored in depth. Special emphasis is placed on experiential learning to show caregivers practical ways of meeting the fundamental needs of all infants in group care settings and of helping them learn the lessons that every infant comes into the world eager to learn. The needs of infants and toddlers with established disabilities as well as those at risk for developmental problems will be examined from the perspective of early intervention and inclusion. Hours: Class/Week 5 D.Lab/Week 0 Credit 5 Prerequisite: Provisional admission
  • 0.00 Credits

    This course provides the knowledge, skills and attitudes necessary to meet the fundamental needs of children from birth to three in group care settings. Establishes a foundation for a responsive, relationship- based curriculum for children birth to three who are in group care settings. Introduces the philosophy behind primary care, continuity of care, and respectful care. Explores ways of creating environments for infant/toddler group care which foster optimum social/emotional, physical and cognitive development, promote cultural sensitivity and encourage positive parent caregiver relations. Hours: Class/Week 5 D.Lab/Week 0 Credit 5 Prerequisite: Provisional admission
  • 3.00 Credits

    Provides training in planning, implementation, and maintenance of an effective early childhood program. Topics include: organization, mission, philosophy, goals and history of a program; types of programs; laws, rules, regulations accreditation and program evaluation; needs assessment; administrative roles and board of directors; marketing, public and community relations, grouping, enrollment and retention; working with parents; professionalism and work ethics; and time and stress management. Hours: Class/Week 5 O.B.I./Week 0 Credit 5 Prerequisites: Program admission
  • 0.00 Credits

    Provides training in early childhood facilities management. Topics include: space management, money management, and program, equipment and supplies management. Hours: Class/Week 5 O.B.I./Week 0 Credit 5 Prerequisites: Program Admission
  • 0.00 Credits

    This course provides training in personnel management in early childhood settings. Topics include: staff records; communication; personnel planning; personnel policies; managing payroll, recruitment, selection, interviewing, hiring, motivating, firing, and staff retention; staff scheduling; staff development; staff supervision; conflict resolution; staff evaluation; and ethical responsibilities to employees. Hours: Class/Week 5 O.B.I./Week 0 Credit 5 Prerequisites: Program admission
  • 12.00 Credits

    Provides the student with the opportunity to gain experience in a simulated or actual work setting. Students will be placed in an approved setting(s) throughout the quarter where planning, implementing, observing, and evaluating activities are the focus of their involvement. An evaluation procedure will be used by the designee of the institution and the on-site supervisor to critique the student's performance. Topics include: problem solving, use of proper interpersonal skills, application of developmentally appropriate practice, professional development and resource file (portfolio) development. Hours: Class/Week 0 P.Lab/O.B.I. 36 Credit 12 Prerequisite: Program Admission
  • 0.00 Credits

    This course prepares child care providers and paraprofessionals with knowledge and skills in the area of physical and motor impairments, talented and giftedness, intellectual and cognitive disabilities, emotional and behavioral disorders, communication disorders in speech and language, autism spectrum disorders, visual impairments, deaf and hard of hearing, health impairments, and multiple disabilities. Hours: Class/Week 5 D. Lab/Week 0 P. Lab/Week 0 Credit - 5 Prerequisite: ECE 2010
  • 0.00 Credits

    This course prepares child care providers and paraprofessionals with knowledge and skills in the area of coping with a disability, working with families as partners, examining the laws and regulations, exploring resources, service providers and agencies that may assist the child and their family, examining the adaptations and modifications to facilities and environments, reviewing the referral process, implementing inclusion, modifying teaching and instruction to accommodate the child with special needs, and investigating ways to document and chart observations.. Hours: Class/Week 5 D. Lab/Week 0 P. Lab/Week 0 Credit - 5 Prerequisite: ECE 2010
  • 6.00 Credits

    This course prepares child care providers and paraprofessionals with knowledge and skills in the area of examining the assessments and screenings used for placement, exploring resources, service providers and agencies that may assist the child in the child care or educational environment, examining the adaptations and modifications to environments, reviewing the referral process, implementing inclusion, and modifying teaching and instruction to accommodate the child with special needs. Hours: Class/Week 3 D. Lab/Week 0 P. Lab/Week 6 Credit - 5 Prerequisite: ECE 2010
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