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METHODS, MATERIALS AND ACTIVITIES IN EARLY CHILDHOOD EDUCATION

CURRIC 550
Course Description

Developing strategies for teaching young children. Relationships between development and culture, play, the variety of teachers' roles in learning, the functions of observation and assessment, developmentally appropriate practices, engaging children in their own learning, and constructing a curriculum unit.

Prerequisites

Declared in Elementary Education BSE, Elementary Education and Special Education BSE, Special Education BSE or graduate/professional standing

Satisfies
Credits

Not Reported

Offered

Not Reported

Grade Point Average
3.87

-0.22% from Historical

Completion Rate
100%

1.84% from Historical

A Rate
82.76%

-8.57% from Historical

Class Size
116

179.52% from Historical

Cumulative Grade Distribution

Instructors (2026 Summr)

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