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Additional Course Information
Topical Outline: Each offering of this course must include the following topics (be sure to include information regarding lab,
practicum, and clinical or other non-lecture instruction).
1. Students will outline and describe growth and development of the school age child in the physical, cognitive-language,
social-emotional-moral domains.
2. Students will describe, discuss, and apply principles of developmentally appropriate guidance and teaching techniques
(according to the National Association for the Education of Young Children-NAEYC) to school age students. ages 5-13
years.
3. Students will apply principles of child development and developmentally appropriate practices to the design of indoor
and outdoor environments and activities for the school age child.
4. Students will devise a safety plan accounting for principles of physical safety (preventing injury and illness) and
emotional safety (promoting pro-social behaviors and avoiding bullying)
Topics Include:
Children and families
Typical development in middle childhood (physical, cognitive, language, social, and emotional domains)
Development of social competence and peer relationships in middle childhood
Creating appropriate learning environments for elementary years
Program planning for middle childhood years: Fine arts, language and literacy, science, math, physical fitness
Planning for physical safety, emotional safety, and prevention of bullying
Preventing and responding to child abuse in elementary children
Ensuring quality and standards
After the above have been covered, additional topics may be added at the discretion of the instructor
National Association for the Education of Young Children (NAEYC) Standards measured in this course:
1. Promoting child development and learning
2. Teaching and learning
3. Observing, documenting, and assessing
4. Using developmentally appropriate approaches to connect with children and families
5. Using content knowledge to build meaningful curriculum
6. Becoming a professional
Course Learning Outcomes:
Learning Outcomes – Upon successful completion of this course, students will:
1. Outline growth and development of the school age child (physical, cognitive and language, social emotional-
moral domains)
2. Analyze components of school age programs
3. Develop materials, activities, and guidance strategies.
4. Student will communicate thoughts, ideas, information, and messages in writing in a weekly journal (or
participation in weekly discussions in an online section).
Methods of Assessment:
1.2 3. Students will submit a term project describing/explaining one indoor environment and 5 indoor activity
choices and one outdoor environment and 5 outdoor activity choices for a group of school age children ages 5-
13 years. Students will select either primary grade children (K-2) or intermediate grade children (Grs. 3-5) as the
focus of their project. Adaptations for children with special needs and special talents will be included. This
project will be graded by a departmental rubric with students achieving a minimum grade of 70 points to
indicate mastery.
