ECE 130 - Childhood Dev for Early Child Edu

Offered WI
Lecture- 3
3 credit hrs/3 contact hrs
This course will focus on the theories of child growth and development from conception through age twelve. Students will conduct an in-depth examination of physical, cognitive, emotional, and language developmental domains and their effects on a child’s learning. Supporting principles and patterns of developmentally appropriate practices for classroom instruction will also be addressed.

Student Learning Outcomes:

Create a community learning environment that supports classroom essentials for teachers to teach and children to learn that fosters problem solving and social-emotional development.
Format interest areas through lesson planning that support routines/daily schedules, small/ large group times, and an inclusive classroom.
Demonstrate knowledge of what children learn in six content areas including literacy, math, science, social studies, the arts, and technology through research as well as national and state standards.
Employ the concepts of open-ended questioning, open-ended materials, free play, floor-time, environmental control, child initiative, and multiple intelligences.
Demonstrate an understanding of how to alter an indoor and outdoor environment to meet the unique needs of an individual child.