EEC 3511 - Infant and Toddler Curriculum

Credit Hours: 3.0
Prerequisite(s): None
Corequisite(s): None
This course will explore the design, implementation and evaluation of curriculum that promotes the growth and development of cognitive, physical, social-emotional, and communication skills of children birth to three years of age. Both typical and atypical development will be discussed, with a special focus on attachment theory and its implications. Students will learn to identify influences on development of very young children and how to support and/or mediate them within the context of relationship-based curricula and practices. Students will also explore relationship-based curriculum exemplars, including implementation of guided practices that promote secure attachment between infants/toddlers and their primary and secondary caregivers. Students will learn to evaluate the effectiveness of infant/toddler curricula and strategies common within the early educational contexts.
Bachelor Course