Discipline: Child Development

Date Submitted: December 1, 2008

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General Course Title: Introduction to Early Care & Education: A Practical Experience

General Course Description: This course covers the planning and preparation of a wide variety of culturally & developmentally appropriate activities and materials for young children (0-8), in a supervised field experience. It is designed to be taken as an associate degree elective/non-transferable course in preparation for the lower division eight (LD8) as designed by the Curriculum Alignment Project (CAP). See www.childdevelopment.org for more info on the LD8. Contents are included in CBEDS 4400 & 4321.

College Prerequisite(s): TB Clearance HS/ROCP Prerequisite(s): TB Clearance Advisories/Recommendations: Reading & Writing level one course below transfer level.

Course Content:  Planning and preparation of activities.  Knowledge of basic child growth & development.  Knowledge of major learning theories and early childhood curriculum models.  Observation and assessment techniques appropriate for children in early care and education settings  Principles of positive interaction, guidance and discipline in an early care setting.  Effective communication and relationship-building skills with children and families from diverse cultural and linguistic backgrounds.  Essential components of an effective learning environment including room arrangement, routines, health, safety, and nutrition.  Professional ethics and employability skills.

Competencies and Skill Requirements (Use additional pages as necessary.) Where appropriate, please incorporate standards being used (e.g. CTE standards). At the conclusion of this course, the student should be able to:  Plan, implement & evaluate culturally and developmentally appropriate learning experiences for young children in the following areas: physical, emotional, social, cognitive and creative expression.  Analyze and employ appropriate observation, assessment and guidance techniques.  Demonstrate the strategies for supervising and maintaining a supportive learning environment for young children as it relates to daily routines, classroom management, and physical and social- emotional environments.  Demonstrates professional ethics and essential workplace skills, including the ability to work cooperatively, share responsibility, communicate effectively, accept supervision & assume leadership roles.

Measurement Methods (include any industry certification or licensure): Portfolio; Written Exam; Demonstrations; Essays; Journals; Projects; Checklist of competencies

Sample Textbooks or Other Support Materials (including Software):

Texts (latest edition): Developmentally Appropriate Practice, Curriculum, and Development in Early Education; Gestwicki. Thompson Delmar Learning Beginning Essentials; Gordon & Browne. Thompson Delmar Learning Working with Young Children; Herr. Goodheart-Willcox Publisher Caring for the Developing Child. Glencoe - McGraw-Hill Foundations of Early Childhood Education; Gonzalez-Mena. McGraw-Hill Who Am I in the Lives of Children and Early Childhood Settings and Approaches; Feeney. Pearson Education Child Development (Topical Approach); Berk. Pearson Higher Education

Reference Materials: Annual Editions-Early Childhood Educationwww.statewidepathways.org. McGraw-Hill Learning Solutions Designs for Living and Learning: Transforming Early Childhood Environments; Curtis & Carter. Harvest Resources Teaching as Inquiry; Weinbaum, Allen, Blythe, Simon, Seidel & Rubin. Teachers College Press Theories of Childhood: An Introduction to Dewey, Montessori, Erickson, Piaget & Vygotsky; Mooney. Redleaf Press