[ARCHIVED CATALOG] 2020-2021 Undergraduate Academic Catalog

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[ARCHIVED CATALOG] 2020-2021 Undergraduate Academic Catalog [ARCHIVED CATALOG]

EDU 353 - Early Childhood Growth & Development

3 credits

This survey course emphasizes (1) the interdisciplinary contributions to the study of development from psychology, sociology, education and other fields; (2) the multi-dimensional nature of development: physical, cognitive, emotional and social; (3) multiple interacting influences on development: biological, psychological, social, community, societal and cultural. This course focuses on the study of child growth and development from conception to age five and on identifying typical and atypical development within the physical, intellectual, and social-emotional development of young children from infancy, toddler, and preschool settings, with an emphasis on pedagogical methods and best practices to address the needs of early learners.