Interaction Processes with Children in Groups

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Credits 3. 3 Lecture Hours. Instruction in application and adaptation of principles of effective verbal and non-verbal communication to their interactions with children in early childhood settings; training in interpersonal communication skills and positive guidance techniques such as how to listen and talk to children, how to prevent problems before they occur, methods of achieving positive discipline in early childhood programs, and scaffolding children’s understandings and learning in all areas via effective interactions. Prerequisites: EDUC majors; junior or senior classification; concurrent enrollment in TEFB 273 .