Dr Josh Thompson

Josh_Thompson@TAMU-Commerce.edu

903-468-8627

ECE 313 Child Development: Early Years 

Course Description This course examines theoretical and empirical research along with practical experience relating to young children. Cognitive, physical, social, and affective developmental domains are explored and implications for curriculum design and learning environments are drawn. 

Syllabus

Schedule - Page last edited on 07/01/06

Monday

Wednesday

6/5

Frederick by Leo Lionni

Comer on Development

Teacher Prep

Pre-Test on Child Dvlpmnt

"The last child I saw"

Syllabus

Textbooks

Observing Children

P.L.A.C.E.S.

Norm & Norma

Homework - Create a character representative of one age of early childhood.   

6/7

little blue and little yellow by Lionni

Child Development Study - just who is Norm and Norma?

Observation Guidelines .rtf

6/12

Media Reaction paper due

Bring electronic stuff. Meet in the Computer Lab. 

Technology

Review observations

Choose Topics for Presentations

Project Prompts

 

 

6/14

THE THEORISTS: Freud, Dewey, Montessori, Piaget, Vygotsky, Erikson, Gardner, Goleman

A Linear View of Early Learning Theories

Mid-Term Exam Study Guide: Stages of Normal Child Development; Observation, Theories of Early Childhood Dvlpmnt wps.prenhall.com morrison chapters 9, 10, 11, 12, 3, 5 What are the major features and common beliefs of the theories of Piaget, Vygotsky, Maslow, Montessori, Freud, Erikson, and Gardner?

6/19

Topics Due Project Prompts

Case Study I (Infant or Toddler; Pre-school – Kindergartener; School Age)

 

6/21

Review Cases, Research topics

Case Study II (Infant or Toddler; Pre-school – Kindergartener; School Age)

6/26

Case Study III (Infant or Toddler; Pre-school – Kindergartener; School Age)

6/28 1st Group Presentation: Brook, Haywood, Jones, & Phillip

Topic Paper Due: What is your presentation about? What did you do for your group? What did you learn about the topic and about group work?

Final Exam Part I - Bring a blue book for recording field notes and observation summaries about five children.

 

 

7/3

Presentations  

 

313 Final Exam Study Guide .rtf

 

On Wednesday, bring a Scantron, your observation field notes and reaction papers. Extra Credit: Put all your observations and forms and reaction papers in one folder or notebook.

 7/5 Presentations:

9:00 a.m. - Anderson & Porter; Loyd 

9.45 a.m. - Alvarado, Clark, Forbes, Jack, & May - AND BOB!

10:15 a.m. - Kistler, Smith, Staton, Temples

11:00 a.m. - Aughty, Broiles, Kennon

~11:30 a.m. Final Exam Part II - Bring a ScanTron

 

Date

Assignment

6/5

Pre-Test

6/7

 

6/12

Reaction Paper on Children’s Media

6/14

Mid-Term

6/19

Case Study – Infant or Toddler

Case Study – Pre-school – Kindergartener

6/21

 

6/26

Topical Research Paper

6/28

Case Study – Primary Schooler (Gr 1-4)

7/3

Topical Presentation

7/5

Topical Presentation & Final Exam

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