The preprimary specialty qualifies the graduate to teach children aged three to first grade, providing specialized preparation for the prekindergarten and kindergarten teaching levels. This is a methods course in which concepts are introduced. Students are expected to address the course objectives at the application level. Papers must show through the inter-relation of readings and interviews understanding of the influence of families on the development and learning of the child. Papers must show through the inter-relation of readings and interviews understanding children through the context of the family, culture, and society of the child.
Students share efforts in class.
Students share efforts in class. Students complete a 20 hour field experience for Ed 3677 in a preprimary classroom. They complete another twenty hours in Ed 3670. Ed 4700 is done in conjunction with an 8 credit preprimary student teaching experience. Field experiences as a part of classes, including Ed 3677, are assessed through the successful completion of class assignments, such as papers.