EDUC 359 - Kindergarten Education
2 credits. B2, B4.
This course includes: characteristics, needs, behaviors and development of the 5-year-old child; an overview of the developmentally appropriate kindergarten curriculum, a recognition of the importance of integrating the subject areas within the curriculum, the philosophy and practice of emergent literacy and how to implement it, how to assess whether one’s own classroom supports literacy, and the importance of continual growth and development as a professional in kindergarten education. A clinical is included.