TED-1200 Child Growth and Development

Credits 3
An introduction to the growth and development of children and adolescents. Emphasis is on physical, intelectual, and social/emotional aspects of child development and techniques to foster optimum physical, cognitive, social, and emotional development in educational settings.
Prerequisite(s): Reading proficiency.
Rule: TED-1110 is only required for ECE A.A.S. students. Students must pass TED-1110 with grade of B or higher. ECE A.A.S. and ECE A.A.T. students can take TED-1200 concurrently with TED-1100 and TED-1110.
ECE-1510.
(Not offered summer.)

Course Outcomes

Identify and describe the major research methods and appropriate ways of assessing children’s behavior and development.
Discuss the major theories of child development and apply them to appropriate educational practices.
Identify and describe physical, cognitive, social, and emotional development of children from birth through adolescence.
Identify practices that foster optimum development, birth through adolescence.
Distinguish individual differences from common patterns in development.
Explain the role of family, school, community, and culture in relation to the development of children.
Identify ways teachers can foster physical, cognitive, social, and emotional development with individuals and groups of children.