EDU 120Fdns of Early Childhood Edu

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This course presents information on the development and education of young children aged 0-8 years old. Coursework examines milestones, working with families, meeting students' diverse needs, positive guidance strategies, and the developmentally appropriate practices for advancing children's academic, social, emotional, and physical skills development. Emphasis is placed on fostering literacy/language arts development, including emergent reading and wrriting processes. A feature of this course is five hours of observation in an early childhood setting.