Curriculum and Assessment for Preschool-Kindergarten

Catalog description

In this course students demonstrate understanding and effective use of instructional strategies and authentic assessments for children in preschool through kindergarten. The course addresses early learning from both developmental and content perspectives. Students determine age-appropriate learning opportunities across math, literacy, social studies, science, and the arts in the context of young children's cognitive, motor and social-emotional development. Students experience a variety of curriculum approaches and evaluate authentic assessment procedures that monitor young children's learning and inform instruction. Prerequisite: must be taken concurrently with a field experience course ( ECE 415 , ECE 445 , or ECE 455 ); admission to teacher education. Consent of department. Offered Fall, Spring.