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 Department:    FL

 Course #:    133

 Credits:    3

 Variable:     No

 IUs:    4

 CIP:    190701

 EPC:    n/a

 REV:    2021

 Course Description  

For parents of pre-school age children enrolled in a community-based cooperative preschool. Pre-school serves as a lab setting in which parents will observe child development and behavior, positive approaches to guidance and positive adult/child interactions. Parents will participate in assisting the teacher in the classroom, attending monthly parent education sessions, and assistance with a committee job to maintain the lab/school.

 Prerequisite  

Prerequisite: None.

Contact Hours (based on 11 week quarter)

Lecture: 11

Lab: 44

Other: 0

Systems: 0

Clinical: 0

Intent: Distribution Requirement(s) Status:  

Vocational Home & Family Life Elective  

Equivalencies At Other Institutions

Learning Outcomes

After completing this course, the student will be able to:

1. 1. Objectively observe child behavior.
2. 2. Identify program that exhibits best practices in early childhood education.
3. 3. Practice skills and techniques useful in working with small groups of children.
4. 4. Practice techniques useful in working with small groups of adults.
5. 5. Practice positive guidance techniques to promote responsible behavior.
6. 6. Practice conflict resolution and problem-solving skills.

General Education Learning Values & Outcomes

Revised August 2008 and affects outlines for 2008 year 1 and later.

Course Contents

1. A. Child development: Development of the three-year-old child emotionally, socially, physically, cognitively, language, motor and moral skills.
2. B. Child behavior and misbehavior and appropriate practices.
3. C. Parent/child communication.
4. D. Child guidance techniques.
5. E. Role of parent as the child's first and most important teacher.
6. F. Self-esteem.
7. G. Personal development.
8. H. Family health and safety.
9. I. Problem solving.
10. J. Conflict resolution.
11. K. Developmentally appropriate practices including, but not limited to, culturally relevant anti-bias curriculum, emergent curriculum and pre-literacy.
12. L. Curriculum: Art, music, science, math, drama and movement.