Only six credit hours may be transferred from another institution. Required Courses Sem Hrs. This is the first of a two-course sequence, which addresses current thinking about curriculum and assessment in programs for children preschool through third grade.
Emphasis is on action research.
An advanced course in development and learning across the lifespan. A culminating seminar devoted to analyzing and synthesizing knowledge and skills gained through graduate coursework as it applies to early childhood education. An advanced course that utilizes the creative arts and play as central approaches to teaching and learning. Focuses on an integrated approach to what an arts-based curriculum looks like and how it functions. 3 Fall EDCI 601 Applied Study of Communicative Competence and Classroom Discourse Analysis of young children s language development and the design of individual and group language experiences.