Child Development II
Early Childhood Education

This course is available for Asnuntuck's College Career Pathways college credit.
Students earning an 80 or better will receive credit for Asnuntuck's early childhood eduation course.



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Course Outline

Quarter One:  Research in Child Development
                                Researchers
                                Theories
                                Brain development
                                Applications to teaching young children

Quarter Two: The Child from One to Three
                             Physical Development
                               Intellectual Development
                               Social/Emotional Development

    Major Projects:   Observations at day care centers, family resource center,
                               Creating activities to promote development, and lesson plans
                               Toy/game analyses

Quarter Three:  The Child Care Center
                              Accreditation standards (NAEYC)
                        Philosophy
                        Learning centers
                        Teacher qualities
                              Health and Safety

   Major Projects:  Observation and evaluation of a child care facility, planning
                            preschool lesson plans, operating an in-house nursery school,
                            observation paper on a child

Quarter Four:   The Child from Four to Six and Beyond
                                Physical Development
                                Intellectual Development
                                Social/Emotional Development
                                School adjustments

    Major Projects:  Observation in town's pre-K, Kindergarten and First grade classrooms
                              Assisting teachers