Objective:
The course objective is to study developmentally appropriate guidance strategies that help young children to become responsible, respectful, and productive members of the community. The course stresses the need to respect the unique qualities that individual children and their families bring to the early childhood setting.
Learning Outcomes:
- analyze the various roles, theories, and elements associated with guiding young children
- point out the importance of supportive physical environments, discipline strategies, and assessment in child guidance structure
- categorize the various developmental stages and guidance stages related to early childhood
- analyze the ways of implementing guidance strategies and the decision-making model of child guidance
- prepare an essay on the case scenario by using the decision-making model
General Course Topics:
- Guidance
- Discipline
- Social and emotional considerations
- Social cognition
- Behavior
- Space and classroom design