ECED-203 Learning Env: Infants and Toddlers

Credits 3 / 5 Contact Hours
Pre-requisite: Placement into ACRD-090, ACRD-091 or ACRD-092, completion of ELAP-110 with a minimum grade of 2.0, or successful completion of ACRD-080; ECED-101 or ECED-110 with minimum grade of 2.0; Students must have current Child Abuse/Neglect Central Registry (CA/NR) clearance or LARA eligibility letter obtained from the Michigan Department of Human Services to be presented in the first class. A copy must be on file in the Fine Arts/Social Sciences Office, MMB 2005. Students
must meet all state licensing health requirements prior to start of their lab experience. Must have transportation to/from lab worksite.
This course supports the NAEYC Standards for Higher Education, the Michigan Early Childhood Standards of Quality for Infants and Toddlers and the Division for Early Childhood of the Council for Exceptional Children (DEC) and is designed to expose students to the development of atypical and typical 0-3-year olds across the physical, cognitive, social/emotional and linguistic (including bilingual) domains; Students will gain knowledge of how child development and the learning process occur within relationships in the contexts of families, culture, language, community and the 0-3 learning setting. Further study of health and safety guidelines, state infant and toddler standards, and the Division for Early Childhood of the Council for Exceptional Children (DEC) will also be investigated.

Included in this course is an outside lab consisting of 45 hours (minimum 39 with children) in an infant/toddler classroom. Each student will work approximately 4 hours each week (12 weeks) in an approved infant/toddler classroom where students will design, implement and reflect on curriculum plans based on evidence- based practices and the use of assistive tools and technology.

Course Outcomes

Analyze Parent/Child/Caregiver Relationships
Reviews Developmentally Appropriate Daily Routines for Infants and toddlers
Review health and safety guidelines state infant and toddler standards, and the Division for Early Childhood of the Council for Exceptional Children (DEC) for infant and toddler environments
Create Developmentally Appropriate Curriculum plans for infant and toddlers using state infant and toddler standards, and the Division for Early Childhood of the Council for Exceptional Children (DEC)