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(SS) Social and Administrative SciencesEDC – Early Childhood EducationEDC 220Child Growth and Development for EarlyChildhood and Elementary TeachersA study of the growth and development ofchildren, birth through the years of middlechildhood. Emphasis will be placed oncontemporary multicultural dimensions ofdevelopment and child rearing, and theirimplications for teachers. Students will spenda total of 15 contact hours (5 hours each)observing an infant or toddler, a pre-primaryaged child, kindergartener, or first grader, and asecond, third, fourth or fifth grader. 3:0:3EDC 221Child Growth and Development-FieldExperience for Transfer studentsPrerequisites: Transfer course equivalent toEDC 220 without field Experience.This course is designed for students transferringa child development course that did not includeobservation. A course designed for studentobservation and reflection for a total of five (5)hours in each of the following early childhoodsettings: Infant or Toddler, Pre-primary, andEarly Elementary (K-3). 0:2:1EDC 222Early Childhood PrinciplesPrerequisite: EDC 220An introduction to early childhood principlesand their implications for teaching. Studentswill be familiar with the philosophicalframework of developmentally appropriatepractices as a basis for making professionaldecisions. Students will observe for a totalof five (5) hours in each of the followingearly childhood settings: Infant or Toddler,Pre-Primary, and Early Elementary (K-3) 3:0:3EDC 223Early Childhood Principles-Field Experiencefor Transfer studentsPrerequisites: Transfer course equivalent to EDC222 without field Experience and EDC 220.This course is designed for students transferringan early childhood principles course that didnot include observation. A course designed forstudent observation and reflection for a totalof five (5) hours in each of the following earlychildhood settings: Infant or Toddler, Preprimary,and Early Elementary (K-3). 0:2:1EDC 325Education of Exceptional ChildrenPrerequisite: EDC 220 or EDE 220A course designed to study the varied educational,developmental, and behavioral characteristicsof children with special intellectual, physical,emotional, or social needs. This course includescompletion of out-of-class experiences such asvisits to inclusion classrooms in area schools,classroom or agency visits for children withexceptionalities or interviews with families. 3:0:3EDC 335 (EDE 335)Art, Music and Movement for EarlyChildhood and Elementary TeachersA course in which students plan, implement andevaluate developmentally appropriate materials,activities and strategies for teaching art, musicand physical education in early childhood settingsand the elementary grades. Combines theoreticalknowledge about effective instruction withthe development and application of reflectiveteaching skills. 3:0:3EDC 340Language and Literacy Development inEarly ChildhoodPrerequisite: EDC 220 and EDC 222A study of language and literacy developmentin young children. Emphasis will be placed onthe roles of teachers and families in facilitatingreading, writing, speaking and listening inyoung children, from birth through age 5.Students will observe and interact with childrenfor (5) five hours in each of the following earlychildhood settings: Infant or Toddler, Preprimary,Early Elementary (K-3). 3:0:3EDC 342Early Childhood Program ManagementPrerequisites: EDC 220 and EDC 222A course examining the issues of managementin early childhood programs, includingsupervision; planning environments,curriculum, and evaluation procedures; health,safety, nutrition; guidance and classroommanagement; professional decision-making;working with families and community; andadvocacy. Students will visit and participate ina variety of different programs serving childrenfrom birth through grade 3. 2:0:2271