EDU - 144 Child Development I

Class: 3 Lab: 0 Clinical: 0 Credit: 3

No Pre/Co Requisites

This course includes the theories of child development, observation and assessment, milestones, and factors that influence development, from conception through approximately 36 months. Emphasis is placed on knowledge, observation, and assessment of developmental sequences in approaches to play/learning, emotional/social, health/physical, language/communication, and cognitive domains. Upon completion, students should be able to compare/contrast typical/atypical developmental characteristics, explain biological and environmental factors that impact development, and identify evidence-based strategies for enhancing development for children that are culturally, linguistically, and ability diverse.

This course has been approved for transfer under the CAA/ICAA as a premajor and/or elective course requirement.

Course Version Effective Term: 2020FA