Health, Safety, and Nutrition
Health, Safety, and Nutrition examines the foundations of health, safety, nutrition and overall wellness in early childhood, with an emphasis on how these factors shape development during the critical first […]
Early Childhood Education Practicum
Early Childhood Education Practicum is an in-depth field study of the practical daily operation of ECE programs, including program organization, physical setting, adult/child interaction, and curriculum instruction. It offers students […]
Promoting Cognitive and Executive Functioning Skills
Promoting Cognitive and Executive Functioning Skills focuses on curriculum construction so that children develop cognitive skills related to exploration, numeracy, science, executive function, and social studies. It offers instruction on […]
Understanding Young Children with Special Needs
Understanding Young Children with Special Needs introduces various categories of disabilities, along with legal and historical foundations for special-education services. It instructs students on ways to design and access educational […]
Sociology of Children and Families
Sociology of Children and Families provides an overview of adverse childhood experiences (ACES) and the impact of ACES on the physical, cognitive, and social-emotional development of young children. Students learn […]
Organization and Management of Early Childhood Programs
Organization and Management of Early Childhood Programs addresses the organizational and administrative practices that apply to programs serving children ages birth to 8 years old. The course emphasizes ways to […]
Introduction to Early Intervention
Introduction to Early Intervention provides an overview of early intervention from historical, legal, and current best-practices perspectives. The course introduces ways to care for infants and toddlers who are at […]
Promoting Language and Literacy
Promoting Language and Literacy focuses on curriculum construction for language-acquisition skills, such as reading comprehension, pre-writing, and emergent literacy. It offers instruction on how to guide children in their development […]
Infant, Toddler, and Preschool Curriculum
Infant, Toddler, and Preschool Curriculum provides theoretical knowledge and practical skills necessary to create an infant/toddler (birth to 3 years) curriculum in a nurturing environment. In accordance with the National […]
Positive Guidance Techniques
Positive Guidance Techniques emphasizes techniques that prepare young children to become competent, confident, and cooperative. Students observe, explore, and share developmentally appropriate methods of guiding children and learn effective strategies […]
Early Childhood Growth and Development
Early Childhood Growth and Development examines the typical growth and development of children from conception through middle childhood across the physical, cognitive, language, creative, and social-emotional domains. Students study major […]
Foundations of Early Childhood Education
Foundations of Early Childhood Education emphasizes the standards set forth by NAEYC for teacher preparation. It covers how these standards are reflected in the workplace. Students develop a résumé and […]