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Growth and Development for Educators (ECED 1215)
Total Credits:
3
Lecture Credits:
3
Description:
This course addresses typical and atypical child development from birth through age 12. You will examine all developmental domains, including physical, social, emotional, cognitive, language, and creative, as well as consider how development is viewed from differing theoretical perspectives within the context of gender, socioeconomics, and culture. Must be taken A-F.
Topical Outline:
1. History and methodology of Child and Youth Development as a field of study
2. Normative development of children from conception through youth: (prenatal development, temperament as it impacts development, physical development, Language development and cognitive develop)
3. The application of developmental information to assist caregivers, teachers and recreational professionals in understanding the child’s behavior and performance in educational and recreational settings
4. Role caregivers, teachers, and recreation professionals play in enhancing/supporting development
5. Strategies caregivers, teachers and recreation professionals play in enhancing/supporting development
Learning Outcomes:
1. Describe the development of children prenatally to age 12 in all developmental domains
2. Explore the integration of child development and learning, including the ways that early experiences are foundational to future growth
3. Consider the importance of primary relationships in family and care-giving to the development of young children
4. Identify typical patterns of development and consider the ways that teachers must vary practices to support the individual child’s development
5. Identify key aspects of child development theories and apply those concepts to learning activities for children ages birth through age 12
6. Examine connections between child development, developmentally appropriate practices and the current Early Childhood Indicators in Minnesota
Prerequisites:
A recommended placement into
READ 0200 or
ESOL 0052 or a recommended completion of
READ 0100 or
ESOL 0042.