CHS 425 - Curriculum Approaches in Early Childhood

3 Credits

This course will explore developmentally appropriate approaches to early childhood curriculum development. It will address cross-curricular methods of teaching in the early years of childhood based on developmental stages and levels of early childhood education, incorporating observation and individualization while planning for a larger group. Students will explore play-based curriculum, early learning and development standards, developmentally appropriate practices, and developmentally appropriate curriculum approaches to early childhood education. Incorporated into the course work will be the NAEYC early childhood professional preparation standards and utilization of the position statements on developmentally appropriate practices and advancing equity in early childhood education.
Prerequisites: CHS 199 or CHS 199V, CHS 298 or CHS 298V, and six credits in Child Studies courses.