ECS 325 - Typical & Atypical Development: Birth - Age 8

Units: 3
Two hours lecture per week; two hours activity per week
Prerequisite: ECS 150 /PSY 150
Focus on typical and atypical development from infancy through eight years of age with an emphasis on the cognitive, social-emotional, language, and physical domains of development. Theories of typical and atypical child development are discussed with implications for applied contexts, including infant/toddler and preschool/early elementary settings. The contexts of development, including families, schools, communities, and culture are presented. Thirty hours of field experience in early childhood settings is required. Fingerprint clearance is required.