EDU-1012 - Introduction to Early Childhood Education (3)

Co-requisite: Reading Placement; or RDG-0800; or take one of the following: IRW-0900A ; IRW-0900B ; IRW-0900C

Students are introduced to the field of early childhood education, learning theories, classroom management, program and environmental planning, and curriculum development. The course will concentrate on the needs of the infant through the eight year old child. This course combined with EDU 1013 meets the Maryland requirements for preschool teachers in licensed child care facilities. Basic language skills are presumed, used, and evaluated. Students interested in taking the Departmental Exam for this course must meet with the Early Childhood Development Coordinator prior to registering. Students are responsible for having a current Federal and State criminal background check and a signed and notarized permission to examine records of abuse and neglect of children and adults as required by COMAR 13A.16 for this course on file with CSM and MSDE OCC. The additional cost for this process is the responsibility of the student.

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