Early Childhood
The Early Childhood Education program at Central Methodist University
is designed in such a way that students who graduate with a degree in
Early Childhood Education will be able to:
- Construct knowledge about children's learning while assisting children
in building knowledge of the world through developmentally appropriate
experiences.
- Understand and articulate the significance of play in the construction
of knowledge and plan for facilitation of play in the early childhood
environment.
- Recognize the importance of families and value family diversity while
facilitating collaborative partnerships between home and school.
- Understand the role the environment plays in teaching while establishing
and maintaining physically and psychologically safe and healthy learning
environments for young children.
Early Childhood Curriculum
Early childhood certification candidates must complete the following
education courses in addition to the general education requirements and
other subject area requirements:
- ED 200 Child Development
- ED 306 Infant/Toddler Curriculum Methods and Materials
- ED 307 Infant/Toddler Curriculum Methods and Materials Practicum
- ED 201 Introduction to Teaching
- ED 302 Utilizing Family and Community Resources
- ED 364 Child Health
- ED 326 Children's Literature
- ED 327 Creative Arts
- ED 315 Reading and Writing with Young Children
- ED 329 Emergent Language
- ED 330 Curriculum Methods and Materials in Early Childhood Education
- ED 331 Curriculum Methods and Materials in Early Childhood Education
Practicum
- ED 332 Screening, Diagnosis and Planning Instruction
- ED 333 Screening, Diagnosis and Planning Instruction Practicum
- ED 337 Curriculum Development
- ED 303 Methods and Materials for Teaching Content Classes
- ED 304 Methods and Materials for Teaching Content Classes Practicum
- ED 324 Methods of Teaching Math in Elementary/Middle School
- ED 361 Early Childhood Student Teaching
- ED 351 General Methods of Teaching
- ED 308 Organization and Administration of Early Childhood Programs
- ED 362 Supervised Student Teaching
- PY 210 Educational Psychology
- PY 223 Developmental Psychology
- PY 342 Psychology of the Exceptional Child
- PY 321 Family Relationships and Values
