Focuses on early childhood and issues and concerns in practices. Addresses related educational concerns of teachers and administrators on an individual basis.
Students study early childhood philosophy and examine models of programs.
The approach to curriculum and instruction in the course has two emphases. Trends in curriculum and instruction in specific subject areas are presented. During the course, students use an appropriate observation instrument to observe in either a preprimary or primary program. Videos and slides of early childhood programs are used throughout the course. Students construct instructional sequences.