Early Childhood Curriculum

Catalog description

Three lecture. The fundamentals of curriculum theory and design appropriate to the developmental needs of young children. Students will be able to: define curriculum and evaluate various early childhood curricula (5a-c, 4.3, 4.5, 7.1-8); describe principles of development and learning (1a-c, 7.1-6); define developmentally appropriate practice and learning environments (1a-c, 7.1-6); define assessment and evaluate various early childhood assessments (3a-d); describe the developmental domains (1b7.1-6); and identify the early learning standards for Arizona and describe how they support development and learning for children (5a-c7.1-7), (NAEYC and ADE standards).