NORTH SEATTLE COMMUNITY COLLEGE

CCE 135, Foundations of Early Learning, Fall 2007

Instructor: Candice Hoyt (see syllabus for contact info)

 

Textbook:

Gonzales-Mena, J., & Eyer, D. W. (2007). Infants, toddlers, and caregivers (7th ed.). Boston: McGraw Hill Higher Education.

http://highered.mcgraw-hill.com/sites/0073131296/student_view0/

Ten Principles Based on a Philosophy of Respect:  (1) involvement, (2) quality time, (3) communication, (4) total person, (5) respect, (6) honest feelings, (7) modeling behavior, (8) problems as opportunities, (9) security and trust, (10) quality of development.

SYLLABUS    (Revised 10/7/07)

 

ASSIGNMENTS 

 

 

CLASS NOTES

 

09/25   Class 1 (pdf)

 

09/27   Chapter 1 (pdf) / In-Class Notes (MS Word)

Handouts:

5 Reasons to Stop Saying Good Job (pdf)

Baby Einstein Not-so-Smart (pdf)

Brainier Baby (pdf)

                                                                                

10/02   Chapter 2; In-Class Notes (MS Word)

 

10/04   Chapter 3; In-Class Notes & Chapter 3 Companion

 

10/09   Chapter 4

 

10/11   Chapter 5: Attachment

 

10/16   Chapter 6: Perception 

            Chapter 7: Motor Skills

 

10/18   Presentation: Lee

Chapter 8: Cognition

 

10/23   Presentations: Gill, Noriko & Naomi, Bonnie & Michelle, Kate, Elizabeth

            Chapter 9: Language

 

10/25   Presentations: Kate, Faiza

Chapter 10: Emotions

            Chapter 11: Social Skills

            Personal Stories: Examples of children showing “good” emotional or social skills

 

10/30   Presentations: Stacy, Elizabeth, Bonnie & Michelle

Chapter 12: The Physical Environment

           

11/1     Presentations: Lee

Class discussion on assigned readings Learning Stories

 

11/6     (no class) – Election Day!

 

11/8     Presentations: Alex, Gill, Noriko & Naomi

Chapter 13: The Social Environment

 

11/13   Presentations: Stacy

            Chapter 14: Adult Relations in Infant-Toddler Care and Education Programs

 

11/15   Presentations: Alex

Reading 16: Supporting the Development of Infants and Toddlers with Special Health Needs

Notes

Problems-Questions-Concerns

 

11/20   Research Methods: Meet in library classroom at 7:30 pm

https://frontpage.northseattle.edu/mpaz/Divisions/ChildFamily/CCE135Hoyt.html

 

11/22   (no class) – Thanksgiving!

 

11/27   (work on projects in class)

 

11/29   Final Project Presentations: Language Group (Bonnie, Michelle, Faiza, Kuo Wan-Chen), Lee

 

12/4     Final Project Presentations: Elizabeth, Stacy, Kate, Alex, Noriko & Naomi

 

FINAL PROJECTS – criteria

 

Language group:

 - Bonnie – Block playing

 - Michelle – Developmental disorders

 - Faiza – Natural language

 - Kuo Wan-Chen – TV as babysitter

Lee – Vaccinations

Elizabeth – Exercise

Stacy – Nutrition

Kate – Sensory integration

Alex – Materials

Noriko & Naomi – The importance of play

 

 

RESOURCES

 

·        Writing

 

NoodleBib – bibliography writer

Parenthetical citation guide (pdf) – from NoodleBib

Bibliography Guide

The Loft (on-campus/on-line writing help)

 

·        Attachment

 

This American Life: Unconditional Love (Attachment) - National Public Radio

Act One. Love Is a Battlefield: Alix Spiegel tells the story of Heidi and Rick Solomon, who adopt a son raised under terrible circumstances in a Romanian orphanage—so terrible that he's unable to feel attachments to anyone. (27 minutes)

 

Victor of Aveyron (Feral child) - Wikipedia

Modern scholars now believe, partly by studying such feral children, that language acquisition must take place in a critical period of early childhood if it is to be successful.

 

·        Products & Methods Further Reading

 

5 Reasons to Stop Saying Good Job (pdf)

Baby Einstein Not-so-Smart (pdf)

Brainier Baby (pdf)

On-line Books that Read to Children (link)

 

·        Sign language resource:
http://commtechlab.msu.edu/Sites/aslweb/browser.htm