ECE 103 - Introduction Early Childhood Education

1. Child Development and Learning in Context
   • Understand the developmental period of early childhood from birth through age 8 across physical, cognitive, social and emotional, and linguistic domains, including bilingual/multilingual development (NAEYC Standard 1a).
   • Understand and value each child as an individual with unique developmental variations, experiences, strengths, interests, abilities, challenges, approaches to learning, and with the capacity to make choices (NAEYC Standard 1b).
2. Family-Teacher Partnerships and Community Connections
   • Know about, understand, and value the diversity of families (NAEYC Standard 2a).
3. Child Observation, Documentation, and Assessment
   • Understand that assessments (formal and informal, formative and summative) are conducted to make informed choices about instruction and for planning in early learning settings (NAEYC Standard 3a).
   • Know a wide range of types of assessments, their purposes, and their associated methods and tools  (NAEYC Standard 3b).
4. Developmentally, Culturally, and Linguistically Appropriate Teaching Practices
   • Understand and demonstrate positive, caring, supportive relationships and interactions as the foundation of early childhood educators’ work with young children (NAEYC Standard 4a).
5. Knowledge, Application, and Integration of Academic Content in the Early Childhood Curriculum
6. Professionalism as an Early Childhood Educator
   • Identify and involve themselves with the early childhood field and serve as informed advocates for young children, families, and the profession (NAEYC Standard 6a).
   • Know about and uphold ethical and other early childhood professional guidelines (NAEYC Standard 6b).