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Apr 30, 2024
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Undergraduate/Graduate Catalog 2014-2015 [ARCHIVED CATALOG] See drop-down menu above to access other catalogs.
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ECED 510 - Fundamentals of Early Childhood(3 credits)
This course prepares students to enter the graduate program for initial licensure in Early Childhood Education (PreK-2). Developmentally appropriate practices for children birth to grade 2 are examined from a variety of developmental, historical, learning theory and sociocultural perspectives. As part of the course, students spend 15 hours as participant-observers in a public integrated preschool or Head Start classroom and 25 hours in a K-2 elementary classroom. Field-based observations are used to explore issues of child development, learning, family partnerships, accommodating diverse learners and developmentally appropriate curriculum covered in the context of course readings, activities, discussions and independent research.
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