Early Childhood Principles

Catalog description

This course is an introduction to early childhood principles and their implications for teaching. Students will be familiar with the philosophical framework of developmentally appropriate practices as a basis for making professional decisions. Students will observe, outside of class time, in each of the following early childhood settings: Infant or Toddler, Pre-Primary, and Early Elementary (K-3). Students will spend a total of 15 hours contact hours (5 hours per age group) in each of the following early childhood settings: Infant or toddler, preprimary, and early elementary (K-3).