12/22/2024 3:22:29 AM	CHILD110.2 Course Outline as of Fall 1981	New Course (First Version)
CATALOG INFORMATION
Discipline and Nbr:  CHILD110.2	Title:  DEV TRENDS/CHLD 3-5
Full Title:  Developmental Trends in the Child Age 3-5 Yrs
Last Reviewed:1/28/2019

Units		Course Hours per Week			Nbr of Weeks	Course Hours Total
Maximum	1.50	Lecture Scheduled	3.00		8 max.	Lecture Scheduled	24.00
Minimum	1.50	Lab Scheduled	0		4 min.	Lab Scheduled	0
		Contact DHR	0			Contact DHR	0
		Contact Total	3.00			Contact Total	24.00
		Non-contact DHR	0			Non-contact DHR Total	0

Total Out of Class Hours:  48.00

Total Student Learning Hours: 72.00

Title 5 Category:  AA Degree Applicable
Grading:  Grade or P/NP
Repeatability:  00 - Two Repeats if Grade was D, F, NC, or NP
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Catalog Description:

Ages and stages of 3, 4, & 5-year-old child including physical, intellectual, social, and emotional growth. Emphasis on practical application of principles and adult role in supporting optimal growth. Recommended for childcare personnel, teachers, parents, hospital play aides, recreation workers, home visitors, and social service aides. Observation required.

Prerequisites/Corequisites:

Recommended Preparation:
Eligibility for English 100A

Limits on Enrollment:

Schedule of Classes Information
Description:

Physical, intellectual, social & emotional growth; adult role in supporting optimal growth. Observation required.

(Grade or P/NP)
Prerequisites:
Recommended:Eligibility for English 100A
Limits on Enrollment:
Transfer Credit:
Repeatability:00 - Two Repeats if Grade was D, F, NC, or NP

ARTICULATION, MAJOR, and CERTIFICATION INFORMATION

Associate Degree:		Effective:		Inactive:
Area:
CSU GE:	Transfer Area			Effective:	Inactive:
IGETC:	Transfer Area			Effective:	Inactive:
CSU Transfer:		Effective:		Inactive:
UC Transfer:		Effective:		Inactive:
C-ID:

Certificate/Major Applicable: Certificate Applicable Course

COURSE CONTENT

Outcomes and Objectives:
At the conclusion of this course, the student should be able to:

  Students will be able to:

     1. Define key terms relating to physical, psychosocial, and

        cognitive development of the 3 through 5-year-olds.

     2. Describe normal developmental expectations of a 3, 4, and

        5-year-old.

     3. Demonstrate appropriate strategies for working with this

        age group.

     4. Translate major developmental theory into real life

        situations.

     5. Distinguish between appropriate and inappropriate practice

        in adult interactions.

     6. Assess whether programs that serve 3 through 5-year-olds

        are developmentally appropriate or inappropriate.

Topics and Scope

  1.  Physical and motor development.

 2.  Cognitive and language development.

 3.  Self esteem and social development.

 4.  Typical concerns of adults working with the 3 through

     5-year-old child.

 5.  Current issues and concerns of this age group.

 6.  The role of the adult in supporting optimal growth and

     development.

 7.  Developmentally appropriate practice in programs that serve

     children 3 through 5-year-olds.

Assignments:

  1.  Write a naturalist observation of a child in group care.

 2.  Complete various reaction essays to films, speakers, and

     hypothetical situations.

 3.  Complete study questions on reading and class discussions.

 4.  Complete and document eight hours of participation with

     3 through 5-year-olds in a group situation.

 5.  Answer in essay format, select questions on eight hours

     participating experience with young children.

 6. Study for and complete essay quizzes and final.

Methods of Evaluation/Basis of Grade.

Writing: Assessment tools that demonstrate writing skill and/or require students to select, organize and explain ideas in writing.		Writing 50 - 75%
Written homework, Essay exams, REACTION PAPERS
Problem solving: Assessment tools, other than exams, that demonstrate competence in computational or non-computational problem solving skills.		Problem Solving 10 - 20%
Homework problems, Quizzes, Exams
Skill Demonstrations: All skill-based and physical demonstrations used for assessment purposes including skill performance exams.		Skill Demonstrations 5 - 10%
Field work
Exams: All forms of formal testing, other than skill performance exams.		Exams 10 - 20%
Multiple choice, Completion
Other: Includes any assessment tools that do not logically fit into the above categories.		Other Category 0 - 0%
None

Representative Textbooks and Materials:

  Charlesworth, Rosalind.  Understanding Child Development. 3rd Ed.

 Delmar Publishers, Inc. Albany, New York, 1992.

 Schickendanz, Judith A.  Understanding Children.  Mayfield Publishing

 Company.  Mountain View, California,  1990.

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