ORIENTATION AND DEADLINE DATES
This is an information sheet only, not the course syllabus.
COURSE DESCRIPTION
An
overview of all aspects of the child growth and development from conception
through adolescence. Child development
theory, principles of sequential growth with emphasis on the significance of
family, peers, school and culture. Prerequisite: None.
3 Credit
Hours
COURSE MATERIALS
Required Textbooks: Early Childhood Development: A Multicultural Perspective, 4th Edition, by Jeffrey Trawick-Smith. Merrill Prentice Hall Publishing Company.
Workbook: The Developing Child, Magna Systems.
Child Observation Guides (will receive at orientation)
VIDEOTAPES/AUDIOTAPES
Thirty-Seven videos, thirty minutes each
OTHER MEDIA
None
ORIENTATION/ATTENDANCE
Orientation is required.
EVALUATION/GRADING
Thirteen observation assignments, three exams
COURSE OUTLINE
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Unit |
Read Text
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Video/Listen
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Activity
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Exam Number
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1. |
pp. 2-61 |
1A, 1, 2, 3 |
· Attend Course Orientation · Complete Workbook 1-3 Complete and hand in Narrative Observation. |
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2. |
pp. 62-103 Workbook p. 17 |
4, 5, 6, 7 |
· Complete Workbook 4-7 |
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3. |
pp. 104-197 Workbook pp. 40, 44 |
8, 9, 10, 11, 11A |
·
Complete
Workbook 8-11 Complete
and hand in Written Observation 2, 3 and 4-Infant Observation |
Complete Exam
1 Units 1-3 |
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4. |
pp. 464-481 pp. 140-143, 188 pp. 49, 50, 55, 61 |
12, 13, 14, 15, 16. |
· Complete Workbook 12-16 |
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5. |
pp. 108-112 pp. 184-186 pp. 131-132, 155, 232-233 pp. 246, 258-264, 267, 316 |
17, 18, 18A. |
Complete Workbook 17 & 18 Complete and hand in Written Observation 5 & 6 Toddler Observation |
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6. |
pp. 200-201, 216-220 pp. 236-247 pp. 268-284 pp. 296-330 Workbook pp. 91-94 |
19, 19A, 20, 21, 22. |
·
Complete
Workbook 19-22 Complete and hand in Written Observation 7, 8, 9, 10, 11 - Preschooler Observation- |
Complete Exam 2: Units 4-6 |
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7. |
pp. 332-357 pp. 358-393 pp. 394-427 pp. 428-463 |
23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28 |
·
Complete
Workbook 23-28 Complete and hand in Written Observation
12- School-aged Observation- |
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8. |
Note: There is no textbook reading about the adolescent. |
29, 30, 31, 32, 33. |
·
Complete
Workbook 29-33 Complete and hand in Written Observation 13- Adolescent Questionnaire Turn in all assignments not
already submitted. |
Complete Exam 3: Units 7-8 |