Class Syllabus: Early Childhood Development
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Course Description
 Research shows that the early years set the stage for all future development. We know more now than ever before about how young children learn, think and grow. All children are born eager to explore their world and master their development. From birth to a child's third birthday, development proceeds at a pace exceeding that of any stage of life. Infants and toddlers rapidly develop capabilities in emotional regulation, relationships, cognition, motor development, and language. These capabilities form the foundation from which all future development builds.
This course is designed to help you do the following:
- Follow a child's growth and development from birth to three years of age.
- Familiarize yourself with the developmental milestones of the first three years.
- Learn and use the information and the skills needed to serve as a caregiver to children.
- Examine the opportunities for a career in child development, child care, or related fields.
- Better understand the responsibilities of parenthood.
- Decide whether children will have a major or a minor place in your future.
Caring for young children involves many commitments and responsibilities. Perhaps the greatest of these is helping a child develop a positive self-concept and healthy self-esteem. With these assets, a child will be better able to make wise decisions, relate well to others, and assume responsibility for his or her own life. Course Requirements
This course will not require you to have previous experience in any particular area but you should have a high school reading level. No books will be required. Course Topics
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Course Materials
All course material will be provided in the lessons and netlinks. There are no required materials to purchase before taking the class. Grading Policy
Each lesson will include a lesson review quiz along with one or two assignments. Students will successfully complete this course with 70% or better.
Learning Outcomes By successfully completing this course, students will be able to:
- Describe brain development in early childhood.
- Describe the developmental connections made in early childhood.
- Describe development in infants.
- Describe developments in early language and literacy.
- Describe ways to communicate with your baby.
- Summarize cognitive development from infant to early childhood.
- Describe the emotional and social development of children.
- Summarize the effects of maltreatment on early brain development.
- Describe developmental issues of premature infants.
- Recognize and describe developmental disabilities in children, and
- Demonstrate mastery of lesson content at levels of 70% or higher.
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