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Educ. 464-4 Early Childhood Education

REGULAR SEMESTER 1982

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INSTRUCTOR: Lois Baker

Monday 5:30 - 9:20

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LOCATION: on campus

COURSE CONTENT:

This section of Education 464 will be presented as a series of

perspectives on early childhood education, past and present.

An eclectic approach will be maintained throughout, together

with an emphasis on the integration of principles of growth

and development into educational programs that meet the

physical, social, emotional and cognitive needs of children

from 3 to 8 years of age. Attention will be focussed on choosing

among alternatives and setting individualized program and child

goals.

1.

Observational reports of young children's language and

other interactional behaviour.

2.

A term paper on an early childhood education topic. Topic

selection to be made on an individual basis in consultation

with the instructor.

3.

Weekly summaries of assigned reading material. Readings

will be available in xeroxed form.

ELIGIBILITY:

Education 464 is open to Early Childhood Education students and

also to others who have a more general interest in the field.

A previous course in developmental psychology (eg. Psych. 351)

is desirable but not a pre-requisite.

TEXTS:

. Early Childhood Education 82/83. Annual Edition

Service. Dushkin Publishing Group, Inc. Guilford, Connecticut.

This is the required text. It will be used as a starting point

for identifying current areas of concern in early childhood education.

Eliason, C.F. E Thomson, L.T. A Practical Guide to Early Childhood

Curriculum. Toronto: C.V. Mosby Company, 1981.

This text is highly recommended as an overall curriculum guide for

students already or about to be engaged in conducting early

childhood education programs.