Northeast Wisconsin Technical College
10-307-179 055902 ECE: Child Development
Outline of Instruction

Course Information
Description10-307-179 ECE: CHILD DEVELOPMENT...child development in the early childhood education setting. Social, cultural, and economic influences on child development; child development theories; development of children age three to eight; child development research; heredity and environment.
Total Credits3
Prior Learning Assessments
None
Course Competencies
  1. Integrate strategies that support diversity, cultural responsiveness, and anti-bias perspectives.
  2. Analyze social, cultural, and economic influences on child development.
  3. Summarize child development theories.
  4. Analyze development of children ages three through five.
  5. Analyze development of children ages five through eight.
  6. Relate child development research findings to teaching practice.
  7. Analyze the role of heredity and the environment.
  8. Examine the role of brain development in early learning (ages 3-8).
  9. Examine developmental and environmental assessment strategies for children ages 3-8.