- CHD 82 - Early Childhood Development Overview
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Develops beginning skills for students to work in a variety of child care programs, including home and center-based. Examines the provider's role inn supporting children's growth and development, in working with multi-age groups, special need children, and their families.
Lecture 3 hours per week.
3 credits
- CHD 84 - Activities, Routines, and Settings
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Prepares the student to plan and implement activities, routines, and settings for children of various age groups and differing ability levels.
Lecture 3 hours per week.
3 credits
- CHD 86 - Promoting Positive Behavior
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Introduces factors related to social, cognitive, physical, and emotional development of children. Develops practical skills and techniques for promoting positive behavior in children.
Lecture 3 hours per week.
3 credits
- CHD 89 - Child Health and Safety Essentials
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Focuses on the skills and techniques necessary for providing an environment that is healthy and safe for children of various ages and abilities.
Lecture 3 hours per week.
3 credits
- CHD 117 - Introduction to Reading Methods
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Introduces current practices of teaching reading in the elementary school. Familiarizes students with materials currently in use, emphasizes observation of various reading techniques and trends in the classroom.
Lecture 2 hours. Laboratory 2 hours. Total 4 hours per week.
3 credits
- CHD 118 - Language Arts for Young Children
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Presents techniques and methods for encouraging the development of language and perceptual skills in young children. Stresses improvement of vocabulary, speech and methods to stimulate discussion. Surveys children's literature, examines elements of quality story telling and story reading, and stresses the use of audio-visual materials.
Lecture 2 hours. Laboratory 2 hours. Total 4 hours per week.
3 credits
- CHD 120 - Introduction to Early Childhood Education
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Introduces early childhood development through activities and experiences in nursery, pre-kindergarten, kindergarten, and primary programs. Investigates classroom organization and procedures, and use of classroom time and materials, approaches to education for young children, professionalism, and curricular procedures.
Lecture 3 hours per week.
3 credits
- CHD 125 - Creative Activities for Children
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Prepares individuals to work with young children in the arts and other creative age-appropriate activities. Investigates affective classroom experiences and open-ended activities.
Lecture 2 hours. Laboratory 2 hours. Total 4 hours per week.
3 credits
- CHD 126 - Science & Math Concepts for Children
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Covers the selection of appropriate developmental learning materials for developing activities to stimulate the logical thinking skills in children.
Lecture 2-3 hours. Laboratory 0-3 hours. Total 3-4 hours per week.
3 credits
- CHD 167 - CDA Theories and Applications:Portfolio
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Supports the CDA candidate in organizing and developing a portfolio for presentation at local assessment team meeting
Lecture 2-3 hours per week.
2-3 credits
- CHD 190 - Coordinated Internship
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Supervises on-the-job training in selected business, industrial or service firms coordinated by the college.
Credit/practice ratio not to exceed 1:5 hours. May be repeated for credit. Variable hours.
1-5 credits
- CHD 205 - Guiding the Behavior of Children
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Explores positive ways to build self-esteem in children and help them develop self-control. Presents practical ideas for encouraging pro-social behavior in children and emphasizes basic skills and techniques in classroom management.
Lecture 3 hours per week.
3 credits
- CHD 240 - Play and Early Childhood Curriculum Development
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Explores and examines how curriculum supports play. Focuses on competencies that are appropriate to early childhood education. Studies theories of play development, instructional strategies that place play at the center of curriculum, and how play can be used to improve developmentally-based childhood education.
Lecture 3 hours per week.
3 credits
