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Early Childhood Education

Course Description

ED 105

Introduction to Early Childhood

3 credits

PreReq: ENG 22 or ESL 15 or placement in ENG 100

Consists of the common core of knowledge that makes the field of early childhood a profession. Discusses the history of the field and early childhood models. Explores the teacher's style and roles. Introduces current issues and advocacy in early childhood. Gives students the opportunity to develop understanding about play and observation skills as they learn of the opportunities available to them in the field today. (3 lecture hours)

ED 110

Developmentally Appropriate Practices

3 credits

PreReq: ENG 22 or ESL 15 or placement in ENG 100

Offers a practical guide and overview of basic awareness, knowledge and skills necessary for working with children birth through age eight. Introduction to appropriate curriculum and planning in the early childhood program to meet the needs of the child: socially, physically, emotional, and intellectually. Discusses designing learning environments for young children, adult-child relationships, and an introduction to working with children with special needs. (3 lecture hours)

ED 115

Health, Safety, and Nutrition for the Young Child

3 credits

PreReq: ENG 22 or ESL 15 or placement in ENG 100

Includes methods for establishing a healthy and safe environment for the young child. Also includes basic understanding of the child's nutritional needs and its relationship to growth and development. Discusses current topics related to health and safety. (3 lecture hours)

ED 131

Early Childhood Development: Theory into Practice

3 credits

PreReq: ENG 22 or ESL 15 or placement in ENG 100

Covers principles of development from conception through early childhood. Focuses on the interrelation of physical, cognitive, emotional and social aspects of the individual during this period and how this information of development affects one's expectations and relationship to the individual child. (3 lecture hours)

ED 134

Introduction to Observation of Children

1 credit

PreReq: ENG 22 or ESL 15 or placement in ENG 100

Provides guided experiences in observing young children in selected community sites. Develops skills in observing and recording children's behaviors accurately, descriptively, and objectively. Explores and observes models of early childhood programs. ( 2 lecture/lab hours)

ED 140

Guidance of Children in Group Settings

3 credits

PreReq: ENG 22 or ESL 15 or placement in ENG 100

Addresses positive ways to support children's social-emotional development. Focuses on adult-child and child-child interactions and relationships. (3 lecture hours)

ED 170

Introduction to Infants and Toddlers

3 credits

PreReq: ENG 22 or ESL 15 or placement in ENG 100

Provides an overview of the basic skills in working with infants and toddlers in groups. Focuses on interactive aspects of child development, infant-toddler caregiving routines and environments, caregiver roles, and ways to enrich experiences and to promote strong relationships with families. (3 lecture hours)

ED 190

Early Childhood Laboratory

3 credits

PreReq: ED 105, ED 110, ED 131 and consent of instructor

Provides the early childhood student with information on health and safety practices and appropriate curriculum in early childhood programs. Provides a setting to observe and experience maintaining a healthy, safe environment for children and staff, and to gain skills in working effectively with children, teachers and parents in a "model" early childhood program. Allows the student to participate in a group program for young children. Provides supervised practice in planning and guiding children's learning and routine living activities. Nine hours in a campus laboratory and one hour in seminar per week. (1 lecture hours, 9 lab hours)

ED 191

Work Practicum and Discussion in Education I

4 credits

PreReq: ED 105, ED 110, ED 131 and consent of instructor

Provides practical application of early childhood studies that allow the student to participate in a group program for young children. Supervised practice in planning and guiding learning, and children' routine living activities. Emphasizes experiences that increase student's skills in dealing with group and individual behavior. Twelve hours practicum and discussion. (12 lab hours)

ED 245

Child, Family and Community

3 credits

PreReq: ED 105

Focuses on developing skills for establishing effective relationships between the early childhood professionals, families of the children, and the communities they live and work in. Helps students become aware of community resources and the uniqueness of these resources. (3 lecture hours)

ED 252

Early Childhood Curriculum: Communication

3 credits

PreReq: ED 110 and ED 131

Provides an overview of literacy, language arts and literature for the early childhood years. Includes the teacher's role, the developmental perspective, teaching strategies, and materials in each area. Covers basic components and alternative structures for each of the subjects; as well as planning lessons, units and making materials and games. Emphasizes practical, usable ideas and integrating subject areas into overall curriculum. A three hour weekly laboratory in an Early Childhood setting is required. (2 lecture hours, 3 lab hours)

ED 253

Early Childhood Curriculum: Physical

3 credits

PreReq: ED 110 and ED 131

Provides and overview of sensory, small muscle and large muscle development for the early childhood years. Includes the teacher's role, the developmental perspective, teaching strategies and materials in each area. Covers basic components and alternative structures for each of the subjects; as well as planning lessons, units and making materials and games. Emphasizes practical, usable ideas and integrating subject areas into overall curriculum. A three hour weekly laboratory in an Early Childhood setting is required. (2 lecture hours, 3 lab hours)

ED 254

Early Childhood Curriculum: Cognitive

3 credits

PreReq: ED 110 and ED 131

Provides and overview of science, mathematics and social studies for the early childhood years. Includes the teacher's role, the developmental perspective, teaching strategies and materials in each area. Covers basic components and alternative structures for each of the subjects; as well as planning lessons, units and making materials and games. Emphasizes practical, usable ideas and integrating subject areas into overall curriculum. A three hour weekly laboratory in an Early Childhood setting is required. (2 lecture hours, 3 lab hours)

ED 255

Early Childhood Curriculum: Creative

3 credits

PreReq: ED 110 and ED 131

Provides and overview of art, music creative movement and dramatics for the early childhood years. Includes the teacher's role, the developmental perspective, teaching strategies and materials in each area. Covers basic components and alternative structures for each of the subjects; as well as planning lessons, units and making materials and games. Emphasizes practical, usable ideas and integrating subject areas into overall curriculum. A three hour weekly laboratory in an Early Childhood setting is required. (2 lecture hours, 3 lab hours)

ED 263 Language and Creative Expression Curriculum 3 credits

PreReq: ED 110 and ED 131

Theoretical foundation and practice in the planning, implementation and assessment of the language arts and creative expression curriculum. Students must have regular contact with preschool children for implementation of course assignments in a setting approved by the instructor.

ED 263 Inquiry and Physical Curriculum 3 credits

PreReq: ED 110 and ED 131

Theoretical foundation and practice in the planning, implementation and assessment of the inquiry and physical curriculum. Students must have regular contact with preschool children for implementation of course assignments in a setting approved by the instructor.

ED 275

Inclusion of Children with Special Needs

3 credits

PreReq: ED 105, ED 110 and ED 131

Introduces legal, historical and research information about serving young children with special needs in inclusive environments. Introduces issues and practices associated with establishing partnerships with families and collaborative relationships that contribute to meeting the diverse needs of children in inclusive settings. Facilitates the development of skills to adapt and modify the learning environment and educational curriculum in line with developmentally appropriate practice. Introduces traditional and alternative assessment and identifies the skills necessary to facilitate successful transitions from early childhood setting to the elementary school. (3 lecture hours)

ED 280

Introduction to Early Childhood Program Administration

2 credits

PreReq: ED 190 or ED190 or experience/employment as an Early Childhood Program Administrator

Provides an introduction to administrative principles and practices of program planning, organization, personnel management, boards, and regulatory agencies. Surveys program handbooks, personnel policies, assessment tools, community resources and fund-raising ideas. (2 lecture hours)

ED 291

Work Practicum and Discussion in Education II

4 credits

PreReq: ED 140 and ED 190 or ED 191 and instructor's consent

Provides advanced practical application of early childhood studies that allows the student to participate in a group program for young children. Supervised practice in planning and guiding learning, and children' routine living activities. Emphasizes experiences that increase student's skills in dealing with group and individual behavior. Twelve hours practicum and discussion. (12 lab hours)

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Early Childhood Education
Course Description

ED 105	Introduction to Early Childhood	3 credits
PreReq: ENG 22 or ESL 15 or placement in ENG 100
Consists of the common core of knowledge that makes the field of early childhood a profession. Discusses the history of the field and early childhood models. Explores the teacher's style and roles. Introduces current issues and advocacy in early childhood. Gives students the opportunity to develop understanding about play and observation skills as they learn of the opportunities available to them in the field today. (3 lecture hours)

ED 110	Developmentally Appropriate Practices	3 credits
PreReq: ENG 22 or ESL 15 or placement in ENG 100
Offers a practical guide and overview of basic awareness, knowledge and skills necessary for working with children birth through age eight. Introduction to appropriate curriculum and planning in the early childhood program to meet the needs of the child: socially, physically, emotional, and intellectually. Discusses designing learning environments for young children, adult-child relationships, and an introduction to working with children with special needs. (3 lecture hours)

ED 115	Health, Safety, and Nutrition for the Young Child	3 credits
PreReq: ENG 22 or ESL 15 or placement in ENG 100
Includes methods for establishing a healthy and safe environment for the young child. Also includes basic understanding of the child's nutritional needs and its relationship to growth and development. Discusses current topics related to health and safety. (3 lecture hours)

ED 131	Early Childhood Development: Theory into Practice	3 credits
PreReq: ENG 22 or ESL 15 or placement in ENG 100
Covers principles of development from conception through early childhood. Focuses on the interrelation of physical, cognitive, emotional and social aspects of the individual during this period and how this information of development affects one's expectations and relationship to the individual child. (3 lecture hours)

ED 134	Introduction to Observation of Children	1 credit
PreReq: ENG 22 or ESL 15 or placement in ENG 100
Provides guided experiences in observing young children in selected community sites. Develops skills in observing and recording children's behaviors accurately, descriptively, and objectively. Explores and observes models of early childhood programs. ( 2 lecture/lab hours)

ED 140	Guidance of Children in Group Settings	3 credits
PreReq: ENG 22 or ESL 15 or placement in ENG 100
Addresses positive ways to support children's social-emotional development. Focuses on adult-child and child-child interactions and relationships. (3 lecture hours)

ED 170	Introduction to Infants and Toddlers	3 credits
PreReq: ENG 22 or ESL 15 or placement in ENG 100
Provides an overview of the basic skills in working with infants and toddlers in groups. Focuses on interactive aspects of child development, infant-toddler caregiving routines and environments, caregiver roles, and ways to enrich experiences and to promote strong relationships with families. (3 lecture hours)

ED 190	Early Childhood Laboratory	3 credits
PreReq: ED 105, ED 110, ED 131 and consent of instructor
Provides the early childhood student with information on health and safety practices and appropriate curriculum in early childhood programs. Provides a setting to observe and experience maintaining a healthy, safe environment for children and staff, and to gain skills in working effectively with children, teachers and parents in a "model" early childhood program. Allows the student to participate in a group program for young children. Provides supervised practice in planning and guiding children's learning and routine living activities. Nine hours in a campus laboratory and one hour in seminar per week. (1 lecture hours, 9 lab hours)

ED 191	Work Practicum and Discussion in Education I	4 credits
PreReq: ED 105, ED 110, ED 131 and consent of instructor
Provides practical application of early childhood studies that allow the student to participate in a group program for young children. Supervised practice in planning and guiding learning, and children' routine living activities. Emphasizes experiences that increase student's skills in dealing with group and individual behavior. Twelve hours practicum and discussion. (12 lab hours)

ED 245	Child, Family and Community	3 credits
PreReq: ED 105
Focuses on developing skills for establishing effective relationships between the early childhood professionals, families of the children, and the communities they live and work in. Helps students become aware of community resources and the uniqueness of these resources. (3 lecture hours)

ED 252	Early Childhood Curriculum: Communication		3 credits
PreReq: ED 110 and ED 131
Provides an overview of literacy, language arts and literature for the early childhood years. Includes the teacher's role, the developmental perspective, teaching strategies, and materials in each area. Covers basic components and alternative structures for each of the subjects; as well as planning lessons, units and making materials and games. Emphasizes practical, usable ideas and integrating subject areas into overall curriculum. A three hour weekly laboratory in an Early Childhood setting is required. (2 lecture hours, 3 lab hours)

ED 253		Early Childhood Curriculum: Physical	3 credits
PreReq: ED 110 and ED 131
Provides and overview of sensory, small muscle and large muscle development for the early childhood years. Includes the teacher's role, the developmental perspective, teaching strategies and materials in each area. Covers basic components and alternative structures for each of the subjects; as well as planning lessons, units and making materials and games. Emphasizes practical, usable ideas and integrating subject areas into overall curriculum. A three hour weekly laboratory in an Early Childhood setting is required. (2 lecture hours, 3 lab hours)

ED 254	Early Childhood Curriculum: Cognitive	3 credits
PreReq: ED 110 and ED 131
Provides and overview of science, mathematics and social studies for the early childhood years. Includes the teacher's role, the developmental perspective, teaching strategies and materials in each area. Covers basic components and alternative structures for each of the subjects; as well as planning lessons, units and making materials and games. Emphasizes practical, usable ideas and integrating subject areas into overall curriculum. A three hour weekly laboratory in an Early Childhood setting is required. (2 lecture hours, 3 lab hours)

ED 255	Early Childhood Curriculum: Creative	3 credits
PreReq: ED 110 and ED 131
Provides and overview of art, music creative movement and dramatics for the early childhood years. Includes the teacher's role, the developmental perspective, teaching strategies and materials in each area. Covers basic components and alternative structures for each of the subjects; as well as planning lessons, units and making materials and games. Emphasizes practical, usable ideas and integrating subject areas into overall curriculum. A three hour weekly laboratory in an Early Childhood setting is required. (2 lecture hours, 3 lab hours)


ED 263	Language and Creative Expression Curriculum	3 credits
PreReq: ED 110 and ED 131
Theoretical foundation and practice in the planning, implementation and assessment of the language arts and creative expression curriculum. Students must have regular contact with preschool children for implementation of course assignments in a setting approved by the instructor.

ED 263	Inquiry and Physical Curriculum	3 credits
PreReq: ED 110 and ED 131
Theoretical foundation and practice in the planning, implementation and assessment of the inquiry and physical curriculum. Students must have regular contact with preschool children for implementation of course assignments in a setting approved by the instructor.

ED 275	Inclusion of Children with Special Needs	3 credits
PreReq: ED 105, ED 110 and ED 131
Introduces legal, historical and research information about serving young children with special needs in inclusive environments. Introduces issues and practices associated with establishing partnerships with families and collaborative relationships that contribute to meeting the diverse needs of children in inclusive settings. Facilitates the development of skills to adapt and modify the learning environment and educational curriculum in line with developmentally appropriate practice. Introduces traditional and alternative assessment and identifies the skills necessary to facilitate successful transitions from early childhood setting to the elementary school. (3 lecture hours)

ED 280	Introduction to Early Childhood Program Administration	2 credits
PreReq: ED 190 or ED190 or experience/employment as an Early Childhood Program Administrator
Provides an introduction to administrative principles and practices of program planning, organization, personnel management, boards, and regulatory agencies. Surveys program handbooks, personnel policies, assessment tools, community resources and fund-raising ideas. (2 lecture hours)

ED 291	Work Practicum and Discussion in Education II	4 credits
PreReq: ED 140 and ED 190 or ED 191 and instructor's consent
Provides advanced practical application of early childhood studies that allows the student to participate in a group program for young children. Supervised practice in planning and guiding learning, and children' routine living activities. Emphasizes experiences that increase student's skills in dealing with group and individual behavior. Twelve hours practicum and discussion. (12 lab hours)