EDU 235 School-Age Development & Programs

Lecture: 3 Lab: 0 Clinic: 0 Credits: 3

This course includes developmentally appropriate practices in group settings for school-age children. Emphasis is placed on principles of development, environmental planning, and positive guidance techniques and program development. Upon completion, students should be able to discuss developmental principles for culturally, linguistically, and ability diverse children ages five to twelve and plan and implement developmentally appropriate programs and activities.

Course is typically offered in Fall.
Student Learning Outcomes (SLOs)
At completion of the course, the student should be able to do the following:

Discuss the development of physical/motor, cognitive/language, and psychosocial skills in children during the ages of five to twelve.
Create activity plans based on developmentally appropriate practices and with consideration to children’s cultural, linguistic, and ability diversities.
Design developmentally appropriate schedules for school-age child care.
Explain developmentally appropriate principles for planning indoor and outdoor environments for school-age child care programs, with consideration to children’s cultural, linguistic, and ability diversities.
Describe positive guidance strategies appropriate for school-age children.
Analyze an assessment tool used to evaluate and rate quality in school-age child care programs, and North Carolina and national standards/requirements for school-age child care programs.