214 Chabot College 2024-2026 CREDIT COURSE LISTING, ECD 41 Strategies for Working with Challenging Behaviors 3 Units Appropriate for classroom teachers in various settings including Transitional Kindergarten. Students will identify developmentally appropriate behaviors, challenging behaviors, and the various influences that affect children’s behavior. Students will analyze children’s behaviors and select strategies to make positive changes. Emphasizes the connection between children’s social and emotional development and their success in the classroom, and how the teachers’ perceptions, experiences, and behavior influence child behaviors. Lecture: 54 hours 50 Early Childhood Principles and Practices 3 Units Historical contexts and theoretical perspectives of developmentally appropriate practice in early care and education for children and teaching strategies in supporting physical, social, creative and intellectual development of children birth through age eight. Explores the typical roles and expectations of early childhood educators emphasizing the key role of relationships, constructive adult-child interactions. Identifies professional ethics, career pathways, and professional standards. Introduces best practices for developmentally appropriate learning environments, curriculum, and effective pedagogy for young children including how play contributes to children’s learning, growth, and development. Lecture: 54 hours 52 Childhood and Adolescence 3 Units Concentrating on the portions of the lifespan from middle childhood continuing through adolescence and addressing both typical and atypical children. Biological changes such as puberty, brain, cognitive development, changes in family and peer relationships, and identity development will be explored. Includes an understanding of the various contexts in which this age group develops, such as family, peer groups, school, and work. Emphasis will be on interactions between the maturational process, environmental factors, continuity, observation, scientific methods, and stages of development. Lecture: 54 hours 54 Child Health, Safety and Nutrition 3 Units Laws, regulations, standards, policies, procedures, and best practices related to health, safety, and nutrition in care and education settings for children birth through middle childhood. Includes the teacher’s role in prevention strategies, first aid, emergency preparedness, infectious illnesses, nutrition and meal planning, integrating health safety and nutrition experiences into daily routines, overall risk management, school and family collaboration. Lecture: 54 hours 56 Child Growth and Development 3 Units Examines the progression of development in the physical, cognitive, social, and emotional domains and identifies developmental milestones for children both typical and atypical from conception through adolescence. Emphasis on interactions between biological processes and environmental factors. Students will observe children, evaluate individual differences, and analyze characteristics of development at various stages according to developmental theories. Lecture: 54 hours 59 Literacy in Early Childhood 3 Units This course provides an overview of language and literacy development in children from infancy to school age. Practical aspects of fostering literacy development in children by improving teachers’ knowledge of literature in early years. It addresses the role of literature, the relationship between early language development and literacy opportunities and methods for developing language and positive attitudes toward literature. The student will develop knowledge and understanding of the normal development of language in the young child, including multi-language learners, and the teacher’s role in fostering and facilitating this development by reading books, storytelling, story writing, and use of puppets, flannel boards and props. Lecture: 54 hours Strongly Recommended: ECD 56 60 Introduction to the Young Child With Exceptional Needs 3 Units Introduces the variations in development of infants and children with exceptional needs and the resulting impact on families. Includes an overview of historical and societal influences, laws relating to children with exceptional needs, and the identification and referral process. Assessments, interventions, and learning environments for infants and children with exceptional needs. Lecture: 54 hours Prerequisite: ECD 56 62 Child, Family and Community 3 Units The processes of socialization focusing on development of identity and the interrelationship of family, school, and community. Examines the influence of multiple societal contexts. Explores the role of collaboration between family, community, and schools in supporting children’s development, birth through adolescence. Lecture: 54 hours 63 Early Childhood Curriculum 4 Units Professional application of the principles of human growth and development, learning theories, and examples from various models of developmentally appropriate practice in the study of a play-based and inclusive curriculum. Students will plan learning experiences in all content areas, including indoor and outdoor settings, the facilitation and guidance of all children’s experiences based on developmentally appropriate principles, and to support children’s physical, social, emotional, cognitive, and creative needs from birth to age eight within a cultural context. Lecture: 54 hours Laboratory: 54 hours Prerequisite: ECD 50 and ECD 56. 65 Administration I: Programs in Early Childhood Education 3 Units Introduction to the administration of early childhood programs. Covers program types, budget, management, regulations, laws, development and implementation of policies and procedures. Focuses on building relationships with families and the community. Examines administrative tools, philosophies, and techniques needed to organize, open, and operate an early care and education program. Lecture: 54 hours Prerequisite: ECD 62 and ECD 63.
