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Dec 05, 2024
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ECE 170 - Child Growth & Development Credits: 3 Lecture Hours: 3 Lab Hours: 0 Practicum Hours: 0 Work Experience: 0 Course Type: Open Reviews typical and atypical development of children from conception to adolescence in all developmental domains. Examines interactions between child, family and society within a variety of community and cultural contexts. Examines theories and evidence-based practices associated with understanding and supporting young children. Competencies
- Review the importance of theories and research in understanding child development.
- Compare and contrast the major theories of development.
- Identify the characteristics of effective research.
- Use theories to help explain children’s behavior.
- Describe prenatal development and the newborn period.
- Recognize chromosomal and genetic prenatal risks and the associated characteristics in children.
- Describe factors that influence development prior to birth and their consequences.
- Explain the consequences of problems at birth such as oxygen deprivation, cesarean birth, and low birth weight.
- Characterize some of the ways that heredity and environment interact to produce individual differences in development.
- Identify developmental milestones from conception to adolescence and understand that growth, development and learning are progressive.
- Describe and analyze developmental sequences and patterns for cognitive, language, social, emotional, physical and motor development.
- Recognize a range of typical and atypical skills and behaviors in each developmental domain.
- Explain the influences of family, culture, language, ability and community on children’s development.
- Explain experiences linked to children’s ages and individual strengths, interests and needs that support learning and development.
- Review the effects of early care and education on children’s development as documented in current research.
- Analyze the influence of a variety of factors (e.g. physical activity, media and technology, play) as well as cultural, linguistic and ability diversity on children’s health and development.
- Describe the potential consequences of chronic poverty on children’s development.
- Identify research-based strategies for promoting brain development.
- Analyze factors that influence school readiness and achievement.
- Discuss evidenced-based strategies used to support families by identifying family structures, routines, preferences and unique positive aspects of each family.
- Recognize the emotional and psychological aspects of preparing for parenthood.
- Explain how attachment relationships develop, and strategies for supporting secure attachment.
- Describe basic caregiving styles and the impact of each on a child’s development.
- Explain how culture, language and ability diversity influence attachment, parenting practices, and children’s characteristics and behaviors.
- Identify how family structures are changing and the impact these changes have on children.
- Describe how exceptionalities influence children and families.
- Identify various exceptionalities and their implications.
- Analyze issues related to having a child born with special needs.
- Investigate the benefits of early intervention for children considered at-risk and how to support families in obtaining these services.
- Analyze development using observation and assessment techniques.
- Explain how assessment is used to determine the well-being of a newborn.
- Identify how the disappearance of infant reflexes is used to assess neurological development.
- Describe how observation and assessment can be used to identify possible typical and atypical development.
- Identify considerations for assessment of culturally, linguistically, and ability diverse children.
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