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3.00 Credits
This course provides students with a knowledge base of children's books, authors, and illustrators, including all genres of traditional and contemporary literature. The course will include analysis of quality of literary resources in the early childhood classroom. The historical and contemporary mores that influence children's literature, including the impact of digital literacy media, will be discussed.
Prerequisite:
ENG 110
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3.00 Credits
This course focuses on developing effective instructional strategies for teaching receptive language, expressive language, emergent literacy, and English Language Arts in Early Childhood Classrooms. Research and standard-based understanding of instructional reading strategies, including traditional and holistic approaches, and the development of reading and writing assessments for a diverse population are emphasized as pre-service teachers learn how to facilitate children becoming independent readers and speakers. A 30-hour field experience is required. This course is aligned with NPRC Career Services Outcomes.
Prerequisite:
Field Experience Clearances AND ECE 120
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3.00 Credits
This course provides a conceptual framework, appropriate strategies, and methods in teaching mathematics and science in pre-kindergarten through fourth grade. Study includes appropriate standards and instructional goals to promote mathematical growth, the scientific method of inquiry, intellectual curiosity, and an investigative-learning mindset during the early childhood years in typical and atypical learners. The use of manipulatives and project-oriented inquiry will be explored and evaluated. A 30-hour field experience is required. This course is aligned with NPRC Career Services Outcomes.
Prerequisite:
Field Experience Clearances AND ECE 120
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3.00 Credits
This course provides a conceptual framework for developing and implementing appropriate curricula for typical and atypical children. The relationships between instruction, curriculum, and assessment will be explored as guides to effective curricular planning at the instructional unit, age group, or grade level. The integration of content across multiple standards areas is stressed as pre-service teachers plan, adapt, and analyze curriculum content, instructional materials, and strategies to enhance learning. A 30-hour field experience is required. This course is aligned with NPRC Career Services Outcomes.
Prerequisite:
Field Experience Clearances AND ECE 120
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3.00 Credits
In many Early Childhood classrooms, teams of educators work together to seamlessly provide care, instruction, and behavioral support. In this course, students will overview and practice various models of co-teaching within both childcare settings and elementary schools. Additional topics in the course will include strategies for planning, communication, and support between co-teachers.
Prerequisite:
ECE 120
Corequisite:
ECE 120
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1.00 - 6.00 Credits
This course enables students to explore additional topics that expand upon fundamental knowledge and skills in early childhood education based on student needs or requirements beyond courses currently offered at NPRC.
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1.00 - 6.00 Credits
This course enables students to explore additional topics that build fundamental knowledge and skills necessary for additional studies in economics based on student needs or requirements beyond courses currently offered at NPRC.
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3.00 Credits
This course develops the techniques necessary for an understanding of basic economics from a microeconomic standpoint. The specific topics explored include the concepts of scarcity (paucity), supply and demand, cost-production decision making, the operation of a firm in the product market under varying assumptions of competition, monopolistic competition, monopoly, and oligopoly, plus the operation of the firm in the factor market.
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3.00 Credits
This course develops tools for an understanding of macroeconomic issues and theory, including application to current social issues, such as unemployment, economic growth, and inflation. The role of money and financial institutions is examined, along with the use and effectiveness of economic policy to control the macroeconomy.
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1.00 - 6.00 Credits
This course enables students to explore additional topics that expand upon fundamental knowledge and skills in economics based on student needs or requirements beyond courses currently offered at NPRC.
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