Complete College Catalog 2011-2012 - Rio Hondo College

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CHILD
DEVELOPMENT
Division of Behavioral & Social
Sciences
CD 095
Current Issues in Child Development
Advisory: CD 106; CD 110
A working knowledge of current
issues in the field of Child
Development, leadership and
advocacy skills and professionalism
will be the focus of this course.
The course is meant for students who
are interested in understanding the
current issues and changes in the
field of Child Development. This
course meets State Of California
Teacher Credentialing requirements
for the Child Development Permit
and Department of Social Services
Classification Indicator DS3. This
course may be taken once and
repeated two times for credit.
1 Unit
18 Lecture hours
CD 102
Nutrition, Health and Safety for
Children
Advisory: ENGL 035 or ESL 198 or
appropriate assessment; READ 023 or
appropriate assessment
Transfers to: CSU
This course is designed for students
interested in working in group care
and educational programs that
enroll children from infancy to early
adolescence. The course focuses on
preventive health and safety practices
in group care environments. Topics
include prevention and recognition
of infectious disease, immunization,
dental health, child nutrition, menu
planning, sanitary food handling,
prevention of injury, emergency
preparedness and evacuation,
providing services for children
with special needs and child abuse
prevention, identification and
reporting responsibilities. This course
meets the California Commission on
Teacher Credentialing requirements
for the Child Development Permit
and the Department of Social Services
Classification Indicator DS7.
3 Units
54 Lecture hours
CD 103
Parenting
Advisory: ENGL 035 or ESL 198 or
appropriate assessment; READ 023 or
appropriate assessment
Transfers to: CSU
This course is designed for students
who are interested in gaining
information to understand and
work effectively with parents and
to understand the parent child
relationships in their own lives. The
course provides a framework for
topics pertinent to current parenting
concepts. The following topics
will be explored and examined:
understanding the parenting
process from infancy to adulthood,
parenting in diverse culture, various
life styles and family structures,
alternatives to biological parenting and
understanding high risk families.
3 Units
54 Lecture hours
CD 104
Methods for Teaching Parent
Education
Advisory: ENGL 035 or ESL 198 or
appropriate assessment; READ 023 or
appropriate assessment
Transfers to: CSU
This course is designed for child
development students interested
in developing skills in working
with and educating parents. The
course provides the framework for
preparing students who are interested
in specializing in parenting and/or
teaching parent education classes.
Students will participate in developing
lesson plans, class schedules, and
leading parent discussion seminars.
Topics covered include: leadership
techniques, structuring parent
education classes considering
theoretical perspectives regarding the
family, parent education topics, and
resources for parents. This course
meets the California Commission on
Teacher Credentialing requirements
for the Child Development Permit.
3 Units
54 Lecture hours
CD 106
Child Growth and Development
Advisory: ENGL 035 or ESL 198 or
appropriate assessment; READ 023 or
appropriate assessment
Transfers to: UC (credit limit *), CSU
(*Students will receive credit from UC for
only one of the following coursers: CD 106
or PSY 112)
This course provides an overview
of human growth from conception
to adolescence. The theories of
development relevant to life through
the teenage years are introduced
and the social, emotional, cognitive
and physical aspects of these early
stages of life are addressed. This
course is appropriate for students
preparing for a profession working
with children and their families or
those interested in furthering their
understanding of child and adolescent
development. This course is also
designed to meet the Department of
Social Service Classification DS1 and
applies toward the State of California
Title V requirement for the Child
Development Permit.
3 Units
54 Lecture hours
CD 110
Principles and Practices of Early
Childhood Education
Advisory: ENGL 035 or ESL 198 or
appropriate assessment; READ 023 or
appropriate assessment
Transfers to: CSU
This course is a survey of educational
programs for children from birth
to age eight, the implementation
of those programs and their
historical foundations. Emphasis
is placed on facilitating and
supporting child learning utilizing
the essential elements of Early
Childhood Education. Topics
include developmental theories
and characteristics, the importance
of play, promotion of appropriate
social behavior, guidance and
interactions strategies, analyzing the
relationship between observations,
planning, implementation and
assessment in developing effective
teaching strategies and the family and
community contexts of learning and
development. This course is directed
towards prospective administrators,
teachers, aides, and school-age
caregivers planning careers in private
for-profit or funded programs. This
course is also designed to meet the
State of California Title 22 Department
of Social Service Classification
Indicator DS3 and applies toward the
State of California Title V requirements
for the Child Development Permit.
3 Units
54 Lecture hours
CD 111
Early Childhood Education
Curriculum
Advisory: ENGL 035 or ESL 198 or
appropriate assessment; READ 023 or
appropriate assessment
Transfers to: CSU
This introductory course presents
current concepts in childhood
curriculum development and
implementation. The student
will design curriculum based on
observation and assessment of
young children to support play
and learning using developmental,
inclusive and anti-bias principles in
collaboration with families to support
all children; demonstrate knowledge
of the teachers’ role in evaluating best
practices and apply understanding of
children’s learning and development.
This course is meant for students
who plan to create and implement
children’s educational programs. This
course is also designed to meet the
State of California Title 22 Department
of Social Service Classification
Indicator DS3 and applies toward the
State of California Title V requirements
for the Child Development Permit.
3 Units
54 Lecture hours
CD 114
Observation and Assessment
Advisory: ENGL 035 or ESL 198 or
appropriate assessment; READ 023 or
appropriate assessment
Transfers to: CSU
This course is designed for
students working towards a Child
Development permit. The course
focuses on appropriate use of
assessment and observation strategies
to document development, growth,
play and learning in order to join
with families and professionals in
promoting children’s success and
maintaining quality programs.
Recording strategies, rating systems,
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