Birth-Kindergarten Licensure

Special topics course offered in response to student and faculty interest.

Special topics course offered in response to student and faculty interest.

Students will design and implement activities that integrate multiple developmental areas and levels of ability that are in accordance with the guidelines of developmentally appropriate practice.  Placements will be in early education programs that provide services for children with and without disabilities.

A 30-hour co-requisite laboratory required for students taking BK-345.  Students are  placed in an early childhood classroom serving children ages three to six for three hours each week.  Assignments integrate course content and theory and  include child observations and the implementation of planned activities with small and large groups of children.

The foundations of early literacy including listening, speaking, reading, and writing is of focus. This course also addresses how low, medium, and high technology materials can be integrated across the curriculum in a manner that is developmentally appropriate for young children. Students gain a deeper understanding of the theory, research and evidence-based practices supporting early literacy development. Students will conduct literacy activities with integrated technology components in inclusive early childhood settings.  Approximately ten hours of daytime focused field experiences (observations, assessment, and lesson implementation) with individual and small groups of children in a preschool or kindergarten setting are required.

This course focuses on early mathematical concepts that are relevant to young children ages birth through age six, with and without disabilities.  Students will examine their own relationship to mathematics, identify opportunities for mathematics learning throughout the curriculum, observe and assess young children’s developing mathematical knowledge, plan and implement play-based experiences that focus on specific math concepts, and use a variety of strategies and materials to promote children’s interests and abilities in mathematics. Emphasis will be placed on both mathematical content as well as mathematical processes.  Approximately ten hours of daytime focused field experiences (observations, assessment, and activity implementation) with individual and small groups of children in a preschool or kindergarten setting are required.

Special topics course offered in response to student and faculty interest.

This course will focus on the application of developmental theory to curriculum planning and developmentally appropriate practice; on linking assessment and curriculum planning; and on adapting and evaluating curriculum to promote the inclusion of young children of various developmental abilities. Students will examine the underlying theory related to the development of an integrated curriculum for young children and the various strategies that can be employed to develop a comprehensive curriculum.  Content subject matter related to the areas of STEAM will be of focus.  Specific ideas and strategies for planning and implementation will be discussed. Weekly field experiences in early education programs that provide services for children with and without disabilities are required.

A 30-hour co-requisite laboratory required for students taking BK-445.  Students are  placed in an early childhood classroom serving children ages three to six for three hours each week.  Assignments integrate course content and theory and  include child observations and the implementation of planned activities with small groups of children.

Special topics course offered in response to student and faculty interest.