Mar 29, 2024  
Course/Program Inventory 
    
Course/Program Inventory

ECE 1050 - Child Development (B-8)



Clock Hours: 78

Delivery Mode
on-ground

Course Description:
The study of the physical, cognitive, social, and emotional aspects of young children and their application to the care, guidance, and development of the child birth through age eight - Topics include: Reflexes, motor sequence, fine/gross motor skills, expressive language/language comprehension, self-help skills, cognitive operations, social and emotional characteristics.

Student Learning Outcomes:
  1. Understanding Children from Birth to Age Two
    1. Chart the physical development of children in the first two years after birth.
    2. Describe how children develop cognitively in the first two years after birth.
    3. Explain how children in the first two years after birth develop socially and emotionally.
  2. Understanding Two- and Three-Year-Olds
    1. Describe the physical, cognitive, and social-emotional development of two-year-olds.
    2. Explain how three-year-olds develop physically, cognitively, socially, and emotionally.
    3. Relate how the development of two- and three-year-olds will affect your role as a teacher.
  3. Understanding Four- and Five-Year-Olds
    1. Describe the physical, cognitive, and social-emotional development of four- and five-year-olds.
    2. Explain how you as a teacher can plan programs and relate to four- and five-year-olds in developmentally appropriate ways.
  4. Middle Childhood
    1. Describe the physical, cognitive, and social-emotional development of school-age children.
    2. Summarize potential health concerns of middle childhood.
    3. Explain moral development during childhood.