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Official Course
Description: MCCCD Approval: 6-24-2008 |
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CFS235 2008 Fall – 2009 Summer II |
LEC 3.0 Credit(s) 3.0 Period(s) 3.0 Load Occ |
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Developing
Child: Theory into Practice, Prenatal - Age 8 |
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Understanding and working with young children, birth
through age 8. Analysis of young children's physical, social, emotional,
cognitive and linguistic development within their home, school, and cultural
contexts. Typical and atypical development. Implications for teachers and
parents. Emphasis on observations and planning curriculum based on theories,
research, and child-specific data. Prerequisites: None. |
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MCCCD
Official Course Competencies: |
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CFS235 2008
Fall – 2009 Summer II |
Developing Child: Theory into Practice, Prenatal - Age 8 |
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Identify and apply child development theories, connecting
theory, research, and practice. (I) |
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Describe
current knowledge regarding conception, heredity, teratology, the birth
process and their influences on the developing child. (II) |
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Describe physical and motor development, birth through age
8, and examine related, contemporary issues. (III) |
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Describe cognitive development, intelligence, and learning
factors for children, birth through age 8. (IV) |
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Evaluate language and literacy development, birth through
age 8, and identify methods of assessment. (IV) |
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Discuss
personality, emotional and social skills development, and social emotional
problems of children, birth through age 8. (V) |
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Analyze the screening, assessment, placement, and education
of children with special needs, birth through age 8. (VI) |
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Explain the
transition from the home to out-of-home care and to early educational and
school settings and the impact of multiculturalism on children, birth through
age 8. (VII) |
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Demonstrate,
analyze, and apply developmentally appropriate approaches to children's
learning from birth through age 8. (VIII)) |
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Conduct systematic observations and analysis of child
behavior. (IX) |
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MCCCD
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CFS235 2008
Fall – 2009 Summer II |
Developing Child: Theory into Practice, Prenatal - Age 8 |
I. Theories
and Research Overview
A. Classic
and emerging theories
B.
Principles
of human motivation and behavior
C.
Application
of theory to practice
II. Prenatal
development
A. Conception
B. Stages
C. Prenatal
testing
D. Influences
and teratology
E. Childbirth
1. Preparation
for childbirth
2. Customs
and practices surrounding birth
3. Complications
around childbirth
III. Physical
Development - Birth through age 8
A. Physical
growth
1. Maturation
2. Nutrition
3. Safety
B. Motor
development
1. Reflexes,
sensation and perception
2. Fine
& gross motor development
3. Developmental
delays
4. Fitness
& exercise
IV. Cognitive
Development - Birth through age 8
A.
Neuroscience
of brain development
B.
Theoretical
perspectives in the study of cognition
C.
Intelligence
D.
Language
acquisition theories
E.
Language
development
1.
Typical
milestones
2.
Delay
and intervention
F.
Language and literacy
1.
Current
research
2.
Second
language acquisition
3.
Reading
readiness
V. Psychosocial
Development - Birth through age 8
A.
Emotional
Development
1.
Developmental
sequence \
2.
Adult
child interactions
B.
Social
Development
1.
Developmental
sequence
2.
Adult
child interactions
3.
Play
4.
Parenting
styles
C.
Personality
and identity
1.
Temperament
and personality traits
2. Gender
awareness
3.
Self-concept
4.
Cultural
influences
D.
Social
and emotional problems
1.
Attachment
2.
Emotional
regulation
VI. Identifying
and Supporting Children with Special Needs
A.
Screening
and assessment tools & procedures
B.
Roles,
rights, and responsibilities
C.
Adaptations
D.
Mainstreaming
and full inclusion
VII.
Early Care and
Education Young Children
A.
Transition
to new environments
B.
Types
of early care and education programs
C.
Collaborating
with families
D.
Multiculturalism:
home to school
1.
Multicultural
education and pluralistic society
2.
Fostering
a bicultural or multicultural identity
VIII.
Developmentally Appropriate
Practice
A.
Infants
B.
Toddlers
C.
Preschoolers
D.
Early
School Years
E.
Classrooms
and Teachers
IX. Conduct
Observations and Analysis of Child Behavior
A.
Observing
the Developmental Continuum
1. Infants
2. Toddlers
3. Preschool
Years
4. Ages 5 - 8
B. Interrelated
Topics within Cultural Contexts
1.
Developmental
Milestones
2. Relationships
3. Environment
& Materials
4. Motor
Development
5. Language
& Cognitive Development