This course has an assignment that is due by 11:55 pm Central Standard Time on Wednesday night of the first week of class. Failure to complete this assignment will result in your removal from the course for non-participation.

To complete this course, you must be registered with the Family Care Safety Registry. Failure to register by Wednesday of the first week of class will result in your removal from the course.

Any field experience with children younger than school age requires the observer to complete the TB questionnaire (Found in myCMU under Student Help>Digital Forms>Admissions) and possibly have an actual TB test depending on the outcome of the questionnaire. If it is determined that you need a TB test, you can get a test at your personal physician's office, or any county health office. 

If you have questions regarding this requirement, please contact Jane Bethel, jbethel@centralmethodist.edu. ONLY contact Jane Bethel with questions about the Family Care Safety Registry.  You must contact the instructor of this course if you have any other questions, including questions about your practicum placement.  Contact information for your instructor is located on the Faculty Information portion of this course.

Marotz, L.R. & Allen, K.E. (2016). Developmental Profiles: Pre-birth Through Adolescence. Cengage Learning: Boston, MA. ISBN: 978-1-305-08831-3

Moule, J. (2012). Cultural Competence: A Primer for Educators. Cengage Learning: Belmont, Course CA. ISBN: 978-0-495-91529-4

This course includes the study of the physical, motor, intellectual, social, and emotional development of the young child, from birth to adolescence, as well as the development of an intelligent philosophy of adult-child relationships. This course includes 10-12 clock hours of clinical experiences.

1. Examine, observe, discuss and reflect upon developmental tasks of the child from birth to adolescence in the social, emotional, cognitive and motor areas. *(CMU 1.a, 6.d)  (ECEC 1.2, 1.3, 2.1, 2.2)  (DESE Teacher Standards 1C3, 2C1, 2C3)

2. Explore the social context of development; the influence of family and culture. *(CMC 1.a, 1.b)  (ECEC 3.1, 3.4) (DESE Teacher Standards 1C3, 1C5, 2C3, 2C4, 2C6)

3. Examine development in terms of motivation, learning and teaching. *(CMC 1.a, 1.b)  (ECEC 1.3, 6.8)  (DESE Teacher Standards 1C3, 2C3, 3C2)

4. Explore the relationship between play, work and child development. *(CMC 1.a, 2.a) (ECEC 1.3)

5. Examine the uses of power (on, for and with) and its influence on child development. *(CMC 1.a, 2.a)  (ECEC 1.3)  (DESE Teacher Standards 2C3, 9C3)