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Undergraduate Programs
graphic, symbolic, verbal and mental representations
of mathematical ideas. Incorporates constructive
activities to help children develop mathematical
reasoning and to understand fundamental
operations of addition, subtraction, multiplication
and division. Prerequisite: ECE 303.
ECE 365. Early Childhood Development 3 credits
Child growth and development for infants, toddlers,
preprimary and primary school children,
both typical and atypical in areas of cognition,
communication, physical motor, social-emotional,
aesthetics and adaptive behavior. Students
explore individual differences in development and
learning, including risk factors, developmental
variations and developmental patterns of specific
disabilities and special abilities. Prerequisites:
EDUC 205, 284.
ECSE 204. Introduction to Early Childhood
Education, Birth to Age 8
3 credits
An overview of intervention from birth through
the age eight population including typical infants,
toddlers, preprimary and primary children and
those with special health concerns, developmental
delays, and at-risk conditions including children
with sensory impairments, physical disabilities,
emotional and behavioral disorders, and learning
disabilities. Applies theories and knowledge of
dynamic roles and relationships between families,
schools, and communities. Identifies resources
and service delivery options in meeting the needs
of children birth through age eight and develops
an understanding of the Individual Family Service
Plan (IFSP) and the Individual Education Plan
(IEP) process. Prerequisites: EDUC 205, ECE 365
taken concurrently.
ECSE 311. Assessment of Young
Children
3 credits
Teaches skills in administrating informal and formal
assessments and in interpreting information
from testing and observation for the purpose of
+ = Applicable toward general education degree requirements
WI = Writing intensive course
monitoring development and planning intervention
for young children. Links assessment techniques
to planning, implementing and evaluation
curriculum goals and teaching practices for
infants, toddlers, preprimary and primary children
based on the needs and interests of individual
children, their families, and community.
Prerequisites: EDUC 205, 209; ECE 365.
ECSE 410. Infant Toddler Curriculum
and Methods
3 credits
Students will plan, implement and learn to evaluate
developmentally and individually appropriate
curriculum goals, content and teaching practices
for infants and toddlers based on the needs and
interests of individual children and their families.
Techniques for adapting material, equipment and
the environment will be emphasized to meet
social, cognitive, physical motor, communication,
and medical needs for children of varying abilities.
25 field hours required. Prerequisites: ECE
306, 350.
ECSE 420. Developmental Curriculum and
Methods: Ages 3 to 6
3 credits
Students will develop and implement learning
experiences for pre-primary children with focus
on multicultural content that includes development
of responsibility and aesthetic, artistic,
physical, cognitive, language, emotional and
social development. Through developmentally
and individually appropriate curriculum goals,
content and teaching practices, students learn to
adapt materials, equipment, the environment,
programs and resources to meet the diverse learning
needs of pre-primary children. 25 field hours
required.
ECSE 434. Student Teaching Early Childhood
Special Education
6 credits
For students seeking endorsement in ECSE and
PK-K (Option 1). Directed observation and
supervised teaching experience. The student is
required to spend a full day, five days a week for
one-half a semester in an approved early child-
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