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Jan 17, 2025
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Fall 2018 Official General Catalog [Archived Catalog]
Early Childhood: Certificate
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CIP CODE: 19.0708
Students completing the first year of the Early Childhood program are eligible for a certificate. See Early Childhood A.A.S.
Early Childhood: Certificate - Gainful Employment Disclosure
Learning Outcomes:
- Explain the history, philosophy and ethics of early childhood and elementary education.
- Describe child development and learning theories relevant to young children and how they relate to children’s development and learning.
- Apply and evaluate developmentally appropriate practice in accordance with various ages and stages of development.
- Demonstrate a proficiency in various formal and informal assessment methods used to document children’s development (EX: anecdotals, checklists, running records, time samples, frequency counts, work samples).
- Interpret observations and evaluate children’s social, physical, literacy, intellectual, creative and emotional development for developmentally appropriate practice.
- Identify common developmental delays and four types of child abuse.
- Produce a comprehensive child study that demonstrates knowledge of child development with appropriate curriculum recommendations that are documented with actual observation recordings.
- Communicate a professional and positive disposition in all coursework related experiences.
- Recognize the ecological relationships that exist between family, community and curriculum as they relate to children’s development and learning.
- Evaluate and implement best practices when teaching young children.
- Communicate effectively.
- Collaborate constructively with peers.
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