Includes weekly participation in an approved preschool program. Designed to provide students with the opportunity to implement what they are learning in other courses as they interact with children in a classroom setting. Students will carry out assignments during this lab that have been assigned in EDEC 3223 as well as other specialization classes. Links theory and research to practical preschool teaching. The development of mental ability and reasoning skills is stressed as are effective strategies for encouraging language development and prereading skills.
Special attention is given to the needs of children from low income families.
Weekly participation in an approved preschool program is required. Includes techniques for parent conferencing and referrals, planning and presenting effective parent education meetings, parent involvement in the classroom and experience in making home visits. Focuses on family needs when children are aged two to eight. To be taken concurrently with 3223. Social, physical and cognitive influences on behavior during the preschool years are described and explained.