ECED 2375 - Social-Emotional Development

3 sem hrs cr

This course addresses promotion, prevention, and intervention strategies related to young children’s social-emotional development and challenging behavior. The course is built around the Teaching Pyramid (Fox, Dunlap, Hemmeter, Joseph & Strain, 2003), which is a framework for understanding effective practices related to supporting young children’s social-emotional development and addressing challenging behavior. The model includes a focus on building relationships with children, families, and colleagues. The course also stresses designing environments that support young children’s social-emotional competence, developing strategies for teaching social skills, and promoting emotional development. It includes a systematic approach for addressing challenging behavior when it is persistent and not responsive to developmentally appropriate guidance procedures. 

Formerly/Same As ECED 2075

Transfer (UT) or Non-Transfer Course (UN): UN

The learner will…

• use multidimensional knowledge about the development of young children from birth through age 8, to support the social and emotional development of each child.
• demonstrate positive, caring, supportive relationships and interactions as the foundation of early childhood educators’ work with young children.
• identify and utilize strategies to support the development of executive function skills and engagement in the early childhood classroom setting.
• use reflective and intentional practices when planning and evaluating developmentally appropriate, culturally and linguistically relevant, anti-bias, evidence-based opportunities that support the development of positive social and emotional skills for each child.