This course applies to infants, toddlers, and preschoolers.
Learn the basic principles of children's development and learning and ways to apply these principles to ensure a high-quality, developmentally appropriate early childhood program. Course includes suggestions for applying each principle to meet children's needs, help all children develop their strengths in all intelligences and address all learning styles. Includes helpful listings of developmental milestones for infants, toddlers, and preschoolers. See the course topics listed below for more information on what is covered.
After completing Principles of Child Development and Learning you will be able to explain how specific principles apply to young children’s development and learning; and identify strategies to provide a high-quality, developmentally appropriate early childhood program based on understanding of these principles. Read more.
Attention Nevada Students: This course fulfills your Child Development/Guidance and Discipline training requirement.
Topics covered in Principles of Child Development and Learning:
Prerequisites: Must be able to fluently read and write English.
Instructional methodology: Read written material, view videos, listen to audio segments.
Assessment methods: Multiple choice quizzes and written assignments.
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