EDUCATION 464-4
EARLY CHILDHOOD EDUCATION
FALL SEMESTER, 1985
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INSTRUCTOR: R. GEHLBACH
Tuesdays, 4:30 - 8:20 ?
LOCATION: ?
MPX 7600
General Objectives
Students will become familiar with the characteristics of the learning of young
children in both school and non-school settings. Students will also learn to
design instructional experiences for young children across a variety of instruc-
tional modes.
Topics
I. Learning in the early years
A.
Non-school settings
B.
School settings
II. Instruction of young children
A.
Inadvertent
B.
Non-direct
C. Direct
III. Curriculum considerations
A.
Selection of what to teach
B.
Selection of instructional method
IV. Special considerations
A.
Television
B.
Special needs
REQUIREMENTS
Term Paper. Students will select a topic from a list of suggestions for
development into a discussion/argument of approximately 30 pages.
Final Examination. A one-week takehome examination, due at the last class
meeting.
Curriculum Development Project. Students will work in small groups to develop
a module of curriculum from a suggested list of
objectives.
Texts
Kaplan-Sanoff and Yablans-Magid, Exploring Early Childhood. Macmillan, 1981.