EDUC 375 - Developmentally Appropriate Practice for Young Learners

(3 credits)

Addresses content and methods for planning, facilitating, and assessing developmentally appropriate activities and environments designed to enhance children’s cognitive, social, emotional, physical and creative development in an inclusive environment for young children in grades pre k through grade 4. Included in this course is consideration of the needs of ELL students as well as those children who come from diverse backgrounds This course partially fulfills the PDE guidelines for Early Childhood Certification candidates. Clinical experiences will be provided in Head Start, pre-k classrooms, and in elementary schools. Spring. Students will be assigned fifteen hours of clinical experience in an area school of educational setting.