Instructor and Mailing Addresses:

Katherine A. Abba, M.Ed.

3821 Caroline Street, Room 248, Houston, TX 77004-9311

Tel: 713.718.6303 Distance Education Office 713-718-5275

Email address: katherine.abba@hccs.edu

Messages will be returned as soon as possible. Office hours by appointment.

TECA 1354 Child Growth & Development

COURSE DESCRIPTION: A study of the physical, emotional, social, and cognitive factors impacting growth and development of children through adolescence.

CAPSTONE course for Early Childhood Certificate.

NOTICE: This course of study would not be appropriate for anyone who falls into the following category as noted by the Texas Department of Protective and Regulatory Service. "No person with a conviction or who is under indictment for, or is the subject of an official criminal complaint alleging violation of any of the crimes listed as a felony against the person or felony violation of the Texas Controlled Substance Act may be present while children are in care."

TEXT: Beck, L. E. (2005). Infants, Children, and Adolescents. (5^th ed.). Boston: Pearson. ( It must be accompanied by the “My Development Lab” access code)

Companion web site: www.ablongman.com

COURSE LEARNING OUTCOMES: The student will summarize principles of growth and development; know the typical stages of cognitive, social, physical and emotional development; discuss theories of development; and discuss the impact of developmental processes on early childhood practices. The student will also know the stages of play and the important role in young children’s learning and development and demonstrate skills in practical application of developmental principles and theories, observation techniques and recognition of growth and developmental patterns.

COURSE COMPETENCIES:

1. Summarize principles of growth and development.

a) Explain the principles of growth and development.

b) Understand how development in any one domain impacts development in other domains

c) Analyze how specific factors (e.g., those related to prior experiences, classroom grouping practices, stress, family life, nutritional and physical status, etc.) may affect individuals in one or more developmental domains.

d) Recognize factors affecting the physical growth and health of students (e.g. nutrition, sleep, prenatal exposure to drugs, abuse) and knows that students’ physical growth and health impact their development in other domains.

e) Describe how brain research impacts current knowledge of growth and development.

f) Analyze ways in which factors in the home and community (e.g. parent expectations, availability of community resources, community problems) impact student learning.

g) Understand the lifelong impact of multiple influences and experiences on individual development and on society.

2. Know the typical stages of cognitive, social, physical and emotional development.

a) Explain the process of development from conception through birth.

b) Describe physical, fine and gross motor and perceptual development from conception through adolescence.

c) Explain cognitive development from conception through adolescence and demonstrates knowledge of developmental changes in children’s thinking (e.g. from primarily concrete thinking to the ability to reason and think logically to understand cause and effect, and to organize information systematically).

d) Describe social and emotional development (including self-concept and self-esteem) from birth through adolescence and recognize factors affecting the social and emotional development of students (lack of affection and attention, limited opportunity for verbal interactions, changes in family structure) and knows that students’ social and emotional development impacts their development in other domains.

e) Describe receptive and expressive language development from birth through adolescence.

f) Outline literacy development from birth through adolescence.

g) Recognize signs of developmental delays or impairments in students.

3. Discuss theories of development.

a) Explain the purpose of child development study and research.

b) Analyze theoretical approaches, research and theorists.

c) Describe the interaction of biological and environmental influences on growth and development.

d) Describe practical applications of theories.

e) Understand the role of learning theory in the instructional process and uses instructional strategies and appropriate technologies to facilitate student learning (e.g. connecting new information and ideas to prior knowledge, making learning meaningful and relevant to students).

4. Discuss the impact of developmental processes on early childhood practices.

a) Recognize the wide range of individual developmental differences that characterizes students and the implications of this developmental variation for instructional planning.

b) Analyze how developmental characteristics of students impact learning and performance

c) Accept and respects students with diverse backgrounds and needs.

d) Discuss how brain research impacts classroom practice.

e) Understand that young children think concretely and rely primarily on motor and sensory input and direct experience for development of skills and knowledge.

5. Know the stages of play (e.g. solitary to cooperative) and the important role in young children’s learning and development.

6. Demonstrate skills in practical application of developmental principles and theories, observation techniques and recognition of growth and developmental patterns.

SCANS Competencies:

1303

1311

1313

1317

1318

1319

1321

1354

1356

1357

1358

1359

1393

2186

2286

2322

2324

2326

2328

2341

2380

2386

Basic Skills

Thinking Skills

Personal Qualities

Resources

Information

Interpersonal

Systems

Technology