ECE 3150 - Developmentally Appropriate Practice I: Planning and Management with Literacy Emphasis

Credits: 3 (3 + 0)

Prerequisite(s): RDG 3110, PSY 1800; and Junior standing

Corequisite(s): ECE 3160, RDG 3120

Description: Students will learn to make effective developmentally appropriate decisions regarding standards and objectives, instructional planning, methodology, assessment, and classroom management. They will analyze characteristics of development of six- to eight-year-olds as they relate to literacy. This course also focuses on parents as partners in the education of their children and emphasizes planning and activities that encourage parent involvement. Students must take ECE 3160 concurrently, a 45-hour field experience completed in a primary grade in a public school. Theory, research, and content in ECE 3150 are directly and substantially related to observations and participation in ECE 3160.