Fundamentals of Early Childhood Education: Focus on Grades PK-3

Catalog description

This course provides a comprehensive overview of the field of early childhood education. It includes California State-adopted student content standards and frameworks for early childhood education (grades PK-3), developmentally appropriate theories and approaches, and subject specific-pedagogical strategies, with a focus on literacy and mathematics. Additionally, it explores diverse instructional strategies for English Language Development, tailored to multilingual and English learner students. The course emphasizes meeting the needs of every child and offers up-to-date information and strategies to cultivate competent, informed early childhood professionals. Foundational themes central to the field today are integrated throughout the course.