- 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 109 - Music and Movement for Children
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Emphasizes theory and practice in movement and music education and the integration of these skills in a curriculum. Designed for teachers and aides in child care, preschool, nursery, or primary schools.
Lecture 0-3 hours. Laboratory 0-9 hours. Total 3-9 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 119 - Introduction to Reading Methods
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Focuses on promoting language and literacy skills as the foundation for emergent reading. Emphasizes phonetic awareness and alphabetic principles, print awareness and concepts, comprehension and early reading and writing. Addresses strategies for intervention and support for exceptional children and English Language Learners. NOTE: This course replaces
CHD 117. Prerequisite:
ENG 111.
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 121 - Childhood Educational Development I
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Focuses attention on the observable characteristics of children from birth through adolescence. Concentrates on cognitive, physical, social, and emotional changes that occur. Emphasizes the relationship between development and child's interactions with parents, siblings, peers, and teachers. Part I of II.
Lecture 3 hours per week
3 credits
- CHD 122 - Childhood Educational Development II
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Focuses attention on the observable characteristics of children from birth through adolescence. Concentrates on cognitive, physical, social, and emotional changes that occur. Emphasizes the relationship between development and child's interactions with parents, siblings, peers, and teachers. Part II of II.
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 145 - Teaching Art, Music, and Movement to Children
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Provides experiences in developing the content, methods, and materials for directing children in art, music, and movement activities.
Lecture 2 hours. Laboratory 2 hours. Total 4 hours per week.
3 credits
- CHD 146 - Math, Science, and Social Studies for Children
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Provides experiences in developing the content, methods, and materials for directing children in math, science, and social studies activities.
Lecture 2 hours. Laboratory 2 hours. Total 4 hours per week.
3 credits
- CHD 165 - Obser. and Parti. in Early Ch/Primary Settings
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Observes and participates in early childhood settings such as child care centers, pre-schools, Montessori schools or public schools in Kindergarten through 3rd grade levels. Students spend one hour each week in a seminar session in addition to 60 clock hours in the field. May be taken again for credit.
Lecture 1 hour. Laboratory 6 hours. Total 7 hours per week.
3 credits
- CHD 166 - Infant and Toddler Programs
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Examines the fundamentals of infant and toddler development, including planning and implementing programs in group care. Emphasizes meeting physical, social, emotional, and cognitive needs: scheduling, preparing age-appropriate activities, health and safety policies, record keeping, and reporting to parents.
Lecture 3 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 195 - Topics In
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Provides an opportunity to explore topical areas of interest to or needed by students.
May be used also for special honors courses. May be repeated for credit. Variable hours.
1-5 credits
- CHD 199 - Supervised Study
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Assigns problems for independent study incorporating previous instruction and supervised by the instructor.
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 210 - Introduction to Exceptional Children
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Reviews the history of education for exceptional children. Studies the characteristics associated with exceptional children. Explores positive techniques for managing behavior and adapting materials for classroom use.
Lecture 3 hours per week.
3 credits
- CHD 215 - Models of Early Childhood Education Programs
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Studies and discusses the various models and theories of early childhood education programs including current trends and issues. Presents state licensing and staff requirements.
Lecture 3 hours per week.
3 credits
- CHD 216 - Early Childhood Programs, School, and Social Change
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Explores methods of developing positive, effective relations between staff and parents to enhance the developmental goals of home and school. Reviews current trends and issues in education, describes symptoms of homes in need of support, investigates non-traditional family and cultural patterns, and lists community resources.
Lecture 3 hours per week.
3 credits
- CHD 230 - Behavior Management for School-Age Child Care
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Discusses the development of social skills that school-age children need for self-management, including self-discipline, self-esteem, and coping with stress and anger. Explores way to effectively guide and discipline school-age children, focusing on how adults can facilitate positive pro-social and self- management skills.
Lecture 3 hours per week.
3 credits
- CHD 235 - Health and Recreation for School-Age Child Care
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Examines the physical growth of school-age children and the role of health and recreation in school-age child development. Explores the use of medication, misuse of drugs, health issues of children, and the availability of community resources.
Lecture 3 hours per week.
3 credits
- CHD 265 - Adv. Obser. and Part, in Early Ch/Primary Settings
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Observes and participates in early childhood settings such as child care centers, pre-school, Montessori schools, or public school settings (kindergarten through third grade). Emphasizes planning and implementation of appropriate activities and materials for children. Students will spend one hour each week in a seminar session in addition to 60 clock hours in the field. May be taken again for credit.
Lecture 1 hour. Laboratory 6 hours. Total 7 hours per week.
3 credits
- CHD 270 - Administration of Childcare Programs
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Examines the skills needed for establishing and managing early childhood programs. Emphasizes professionalism and interpersonal skills, program planning, staff selection and development, creating policies, budgeting, and developing forms for recordkeeping.
Lecture 3 hours per week.
3 credits
- CHD 290 - 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 298 - Seminar and Project
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Requires completion of a project or research report related to the student's occupational objectives and a study of approaches to the selection and pursuit of career opportunities in the field.
May be repeated for credit. Variable hours.
1-5 credits
