EDUC 224 - Social-Emotional Development in Young Children

Enables the student to comprehend the process by which children develop social and emotional competence. The focus will be on the principles and techniques of a developmentally appropriate guidance approach, the role of adults and community in a child’s social and emotional development, activity planning, and the ethical standards of the National Association for the Education of Young Children (NAEYC). PREREQUISITE(S): EDUC 136. Three hours each week.

3 semester hours

Course Outcomes:
Upon completion of this course, a student will be able to:

Describe the influences on children’s social-emotional development.
State the age characteristics of children’s social-emotional development.
Explain the role of teachers and families in fostering children’s social and emotional competence.
Apply the principles and techniques of developmentally appropriate guidance approach in observation and written report.
Observe and analyze children’s mistaken behaviors in the real early childhood settings.
Plan and organize an encouraging classroom to support children’s social-emotional development.
Construct an emotion-centered curriculum.
Develop an activity plan for teaching social skills.
Demonstrate effective communication skills with children and families.
Describe ways of establishing a positive relationship with children and families.
Use steps of problem-solving procedures to handle mistaken behaviors.
Summarize ideas of involving families and the community in enhancing children’s social-emotional development.
Use the National Association for the Education of Young Children (NAEYC) Code of Ethical Conduct to analyze and resolve ethical dilemmas.

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