Child Development I

Course Course Title Class Lab/ Shop Clinical/ Co-op Credit
EDU 144 Child Development I 3 0 0 3
Prerequisites: None
Corequisites: None
Effective Term: Fall 2020

This course includes the theories of child development, observation and assessment, milestones, and factors that influence development, from conception through approximately 36 months. Emphasis is placed on knowledge, observation and assessment of developmental sequences in approaches to play/learning, emotional/social, health/physical, language/communication and cognitive domains. Upon completion, students should be able to compare/contrast typical/atypical developmental characteristics, explain biological and environmental factors that impact development, and identify evidence-based strategies for enhancing development for children that are culturally, linguistically, and ability diverse. This course has been approved for transfer under the Comprehensive Articulation Agreement as a premajor and/or elective course requirement.

2014FA - New Course Version (S23693)

2017FA – New Course Version (S24559)

2018FA - Revised Course and added to Comprehensive Articulation Agreement

2019SP - Revised State Coreq: Added ENG 002 or ENG 111

2020FA – New Course Version (S25341)

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