2008-2009 Academic Catalog

Course Descriptions Course Descriptions 210 Cedarville University 2008–09 ECSP-3500 – EDEC-4880 ECSP-3500 3 hours Assessing & TeachingYoung Children w/ Special Needs –Sp A study of educational tests and materials for teaching and assessing young children with disabilities. Teacher candidates will develop assessment strategies and lesson plans for children in pre-Kindergarten special education programs. Prerequisite: EDUC- 1000 The Education Profession, Introduction to Teaching Block, ECSP-2500 Young Children with Special Needs. ECSP-3550 3 hours Clinical:Young Children w/ Special Needs –Sp The course provides a clinical experience for the development of skills and strategies for instruction of students with exceptional educational needs in a pre-Kindergarten setting. Emphasis is on understanding of development and adaptation of curriculum, materials, and teaching skills. Prerequisite: ECSP-2500 Young Children with Special Needs, ECSP-3500 Assessing & Teaching Young Children with Special Needs. (Fee: $140) Early Childhood Education (EDEC) EDEC-2100 2 hours Art, Music, and Drama for Early Childhood –Fa, Sp An overview of the use of art, music, and drama to enhance the early childhood classroom. A strong emphasis on practical techniques and projects for personal expression based on an understanding of the importance of art, music, and drama at the system, school, classroom, and individual levels. Prerequisite: EDUC-1000 The Education Profession. (Fee: $20) EDEC-2300 Phonics and the Reading Process –Fa, Sp 4 hours The study of phonics and the place of phonics in the overall reading program. The course focuses on the four parts of the reading process: reading, speaking, listening, and writing. Special emphasis on literacy and reading readiness. Prerequisite: EDUC- 1000 The Education Profession. EDEC-3500 Early Childhood Education –Fa, Sp 3 hours An introductory descriptive overview of current early childhood education, including various approaches, programs, and curricula. Emphasis on the development, implementation, and evaluation of early childhood programs. Prerequisite: admission to the teacher education program. Corequisite: other courses in the E.C. Methods I block. (Fee: $10) EDEC-3600 3 hours Issues in Early Childhood Administration –Fa, Sp An examination of program issues important to both teachers and administrators. Includes examination of models for leadership and for developing and maintaining personal and community working relationships. Prerequisite: admission to the teacher education program. Corequisite: other courses in the E.C. Methods I block. EDEC-3800 4 hours Teaching Reading and Language Arts: Early Childhood –Fa, Sp An introduction to the objectives, skills, instructional strategies, teaching aids, resource materials, and assessment techniques for teaching reading and the language arts to the earlyt childhood student. An associated clinical experience provides theory-driven application. Prerequisite: admission to the teacher education program. Corequisite: other courses in the E.C. Methods I block. EDEC-3900 1 hour Field Experience in Early Childhood Education –Fa, Sp An observation and participation experience in which teacher candidates spend 12-15 full consecutive days focusing on classroom routines and instruction in a kindergarten or other preschool classroom. Designed to give a practical field-based aspect to all of the courses in the Early Childhood Methods I block. Prerequisite: admission to the teacher education program. Corequisite: other courses in the E.C. Methods I block. (Fee: $45) EDEC-3950 Early Childhood Clinical I –Fa, Sp 3 hours Teacher candidates spend 14-17 full consecutive days in an early childhood classroom including 12-15 days of teaching. The implementation of reading and language arts objectives, skills, strategies of instruction, teaching aids, and resource materials is practiced in a University-supervised setting. Prerequisite: admission to the teacher education program. Corequisite: other courses in the E.C. Methods I block. (Fee: $135) EDEC-3990 1-3 hours Independent Study in Early Childhood Education –Fa, Sp, Su An investigation of contemporary topics in early childhood education through reading, writing, or creative projects. EDEC-4000 2 hours Reading in the Content Areas: Early Childhood –Fa, Sp An introduction to the dimensions, strategies, and programs for learning and teaching the reading process, including the nature of the reading process, assessment techniques, and instructional strategies to increase comprehension of the textual material of the various disciplines taught in the elementary grades. Prerequisite: successful completion of the E.C. Methods I block. Corequisite: other courses in the Early Childhood Methods II block. EDEC-4100 4 hours Teaching Mathematics: Early Childhood –Fa, Sp An introduction to the objectives, skills, instructional strategies, teaching aids, and resource materials for teaching mathematics to the young child, based on the Ohio Model and NCTM Standards. An associated clinical experience provides theory- driven application. Prerequisite: successful completion of the E.C. Methods I block. Corequisite: other courses in the E.C. Methods II block. EDEC-4200 3 hours Teaching Science: Early Childhood –Fa, Sp An examination of science curricula for the young child with particular emphasis on the Ohio Model and the National Science Standards. Instructional methodologies that emphasize an inquiry approach will be modeled and practiced with attention given to a hands-on approach to instruction. Prerequisite: successful completion of the E.C. Methods I block. Corequisite: other courses in the E.C. Methods II block. (Fee: $35) EDEC-4300 3 hours Teaching Social Studies: Early Childhood –Fa, Sp An examination of social studies curricula for the young child with particular emphasis on the Ohio Model, the NASS Standards, and the integration of social studies with other disciplines. Instructional methodologies that emphasize the teaching of thinking, student interaction, and the use of instructional technologies will be modeled and practiced. Prerequisite: successful completion of the E.C. Methods I block. Corequisite: other courses in the E.C. Methods II block. EDEC-4450 Early Childhood Clinical II –Fa, Sp 3 hours Teacher candidates spend 20-25 days in an early childhood classroom, including 17-22 days teaching mathematics, social studies, and science. This field experience provides theory- driven application to instruction with an emphasis on reflective teaching and collegial teamwork. Teacher candidates are formally supervised and evaluated by University supervisors using Praxis/ Pathwise criteria. Prerequisite: successful completion of the E.C. Methods I block. Corequisite: other courses in the E.C. Methods II block. (Fee: $105) EDEC-4880 1-3 hours Topics in Early Childhood Education –Fa, Sp, Su Selected topics in early childhood education that will complement or extend existing courses or expose candidates to topics not taught in other courses; may be proposed by an EDEC faculty or student. Prequisites: faculty advisor and instructor’s permission