Early
Childhood Development
Catalog Course Description
A study of the growth and development of the child
from prenatal period to puberty, with a strong emphasis on the first six
years of life. A supervised laboratory experience will provide opportunity
for implementation of theory.
Course Objectives
· Write observations on preschool children,
during the lab portion of class, using the developmental terminology of
Piaget, Erikson and Vygotsky.
· Describe or assess growth and development
of children from birth to age six using the developmental levels from at
least three different early childhood theories for reference.
· Write a case study on a specific child
based on observational data compiled in the lab section of class.
· State the importance of knowing normal
growth patterns for preschool children and how it relates to typical or
atypical behavior.
· Identify verbally, or in written form,
the effects of poor prenatal health care in the young child.
· List typical or average motor behaviors
for children in the preschool years.
· Identify problems of both parents and
children that are related to attachment and separation.
· Identify problems of both parents and
children that are related to birth order and sibling rivalry.
· Identify the difference between aggression
and normal healthy assertion common during the early years.
· Identify the sensori-motor, preoperational,
concrete and formal operational stages of Jean Piagetâs theory of
cognitive development.
· Identify the various stages of Erik
Eriksonâs theory of psycho-social development.
· Research a chosen topic in child development
and compile a research paper.
Required Text
UNDERSTANDING CHILD DEVELOPMENT, 5th edition, Rosalind
Charlesworth, Delmar, Albany, New York, 2000.
EARLY CHILDHOOD EDUCATION ANNUAL EDITIONS, 21st
edition, Dushkin/McGraw Publishers, 2002-2003.
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