Key areas of professional knowledge: child growth and development; health, nutrition and safety; developmentally appropriate practice; guidance; family and community relationships; diversity; professionalism; administration and supervision. Ages birth through eight.

60 Lab hours and 15 seminar hours. The supervised placement in a child care setting. Observe children, practice appropriate interactions, and develop effective guidance and management techniques. Ages 0 through 8.

Explores guidance theories, applications, goals, techniques and factors that influence expectations, classroom management issues, and pro-social skills. Addresses ages birth through age 8.

Nutrition, health and safety as key factors for optimal growth and development of young children. Nutrient knowledge, menu planning, food program participation, health practices, management and safety. Prenatal through age 8.

An overview of early childhood curriculum development. Planning and implementing developmentally appropriate instruction.

Examines Colorado’s minimal licensing requirements, as well as optimal standards pertaining to the operation of programs for young children. Focuses on the director’s administrative skills and role as a community advocate for young children. Addresses ages birth through 12.

Human relations component of an early childhood professional's responsibilities: director-staff relationships, leadership strategies, parent partnerships and community interaction.

Study problems in early childhood education. Area covered in any one workshop determined by subtitle. S/U graded. Repeatable, under different subtitles.

Prerequisite: 2.5 GPA. This course will examine the field of children's literature and provide early childhood students with the skills, knowledge, and attitudes to select high-quality children's books to read to and be read by young children (birth through third-grade).

This course presents an overview of theories and applications including observation and issues pertinent to infant and toddler development in group and family settings. Majors only.

Prerequisites: EDFE 110 or EDFE 120 or EDFE 125 and 2.75 GPA. Interdisciplinary Studies: Early Childhood Education Emphasis majors only. Focus on authentic community service in the context of School Programs for Young Children. Includes a forty-five hour practicum experience and 1.5 per week class.

This course encompasses early childhood development (0-8 years) and research based classroom adaptations of the four domains: physical, psycho-social, cognitive, and language development. Observations are required for understanding child development within the context of pluralistic environments.

Individualized investigation under the direct supervision of a faculty member. (Minimum of 37.5 clock hours required per credit hour.) Repeatable, maximum concurrent enrollment is two times.

The major purpose of this course is to present the theoretical foundation and practical applications of family diversity and parent involvement in early childhood education.

Addresses the importance of high quality and meaningful play and creative arts experience across the early childhood curriculum. Applies the creative arts to enhance the development of basic skills.

Prerequisite: EDFE 120, EDEC 360 and 3.00 GPA. Developmentally appropriate programming for children ages 3-8 in the curriculum areas of literacy and the social world. Appropriate assessment for programming will be included.

Prerequisites taken at UNC: EDFE 120, 3.0 GPA required. Co-requisites: EDEC 480, EDEC 464, EDEC 465 and EDFE 130. This course teaches teachers of young children the subject area of social studies in K-3 curriculum. Content knowledge and teaching strategies will be the focus of the course. During the semester, students will be in a field experience associated with the literacy methods course that will allow them to also focus on the area of social studies within an elementary primary classroom.

Prerequisites taken at UNC: EDFE 120, 3.0 GPA required. Co-requisites: EDEC 480, EDEC 463, EDEC 465, and EDFE 130. This course encompasses literacy and language arts in K-3 curriculum. Content knowledge and teaching strategies will be the focus of the course. Eighty hours of field experience are required.

Prerequisites: EDFE 120, 3.0 GPA required. Co-requisites: EDEC 463, EDEC 464, EDEC 480. Examine components of effective classroom management procedures with children in groups. Topics include theoretical perspectives, rules and organization, pro-social behavior, and effective pedagogical decisions.

Assessment issues, practices, and techniques in the K--3 elementary school classrooms.

Prerequisites: EDFE 120, EDEC 360 and 3.0 GPA required. Co-requisites: EDEC 463, EDEC 464, EDEC 465, and EDFE 130. Subject areas of mathematics and science in K-3 curriculum. Content knowledge, effective teaching strategies, and assessment will be the focus of the course. Ninety-six hours of field experience required.

Prerequisites: 3.0 GPA, EDFE 130, EDEC 463, EDEC 464, EDEC 465, EDEC 480 and students must have evidence of a passing score on the Colorado Early Childhood PLACE exam. This is a field-based course, providing full-time focused teaching experience in grades K-3 for 16 weeks (640 clock hours). Graded S/U. Main Campus students must take 12 credits. Urban Education students must take 6 credits.