Understanding Young Children in the School Context

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This course focuses on how to apply child development theories in the school context. Students will learn how context (culture, community, family, etc.) can influence early development and how educators can incorporate the contextual information in early childhood classrooms. They will examine how educators can cultivate the physical, cognitive, language, literacy, social, emotional and moral development of young children (both with typical development and with developmental and acquired disorders and disabilities) through play, peer relations, and a variety of innovative classroom activities. Fieldwork/apprenticeship required.