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ELEC 616: Advanced Child Development: Birth through Grade 4

3.00 Credits

Slippery Rock University of Pennsylvania

Advanced Child Development: Birth through Grade 4 will provide an advanced overview of key aspects of child development (physical intellectual, emotional and social) from theories and research that span conception to the early school years (birth to age 9). Important contexts that shape children's development will also be a major focus of this course, such as family, school, community, socioeconomic and policy influences.

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ELEC 617: Historical Contexts and Current Issues and Trends in the Education of Young Children

3.00 Credits

Slippery Rock University of Pennsylvania

Historical Contexts and Current Issues & Trends in the Education of Young Children is designed to explore the field of early childhood education, placing emphasis on historical and contemporary perspectives and theories, as well as current trends and developments. Candidates will be expected to analyze a variety of early childhood environments and educational contexts for children (birth through nine years of age), in light of their personal interest and background knowledge. Candidates will be exposed to a variety of early childhood settings and philosophies via recorded observations of children and classrooms.

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ELEC 618: Using Technology within Early Childhood Education

3.00 Credits

Slippery Rock University of Pennsylvania

This course will acquaint candidates with the appropriate types and uses of technology in an early childhood classroom. Specific technologies will be explored with connections to early childhood development, curriculum and assessment. Cultural, legal and ethical issues will be included. Family and community connections will also be examined.

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ELEC 619: Planning, Management & Leadership of Early Childhood Education Programs

3.00 Credits

Slippery Rock University of Pennsylvania

Planning, Management & Leadership of Early Childhood Education Programs will assist candidates' depth of understanding regarding all aspects of program leadership. Research has shown that an early learning program's quality of care is linked to the quality of leadership and management found within. Therefore, emphasis will be placed upon the development of the leadership skills needed to effect positive change for early childhood programs, within communities and on behalf of the field of early learning and development.

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ELEC 620: Budgeting, Allocating Resources & Marketing within Early Childhood Programs

3.00 Credits

Slippery Rock University of Pennsylvania

This course is designed to study the many facts of planning, developing and assessing program budgets in various early childhood program structures. A focus on prioritizing and allocating resources through advertising, marketing and grant-writing will be included as well.

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ELEC 621: Regulations, Licensing, Program Accreditation & Law in Early Care & Education

3.00 Credits

Slippery Rock University of Pennsylvania

Regulations, Licensing, Program Accreditation & Law in Early Care & Education will provide an in-depth overview of the necessary aspects of administering high-quality early childhood programs. The level of program quality is integrally linked to its systems, structure and administration; each will therefore be examined in light of licensing regulations, program accreditation and laws that promote excellence in early childhood program administration.

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ELEC 622: Literacy Assessment Analysis & Instructional Decision Making

3.00 Credits

Slippery Rock University of Pennsylvania

A study of the causes and methods of correcting reading disabilities, this course is designed to familiarize the prospective reading specialist / literacy coach with the various kinds of assessments used in the diagnosis and remediation of reading difficulties and the use of assessment data to inform instructional decisions.

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ELEC 623: Language Acquisition & Literacy Development: Birth to Age 5

3.00 Credits

Slippery Rock University of Pennsylvania

Language Acquisition & Literacy Development: Birth to Age 5 includes an examination of the process of language and literacy development from birth through age 5 with a focus on using knowledge of child development in the school and with families. Through a blend of research/theory and practice, teacher candidates explore the relationship between language development and literacy, the development of instruction and assessment tools to foster literacy development, the creation of a literate environment and cultural familial influences on language and literacy.

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ELEC 624: Synchronous and Asynchronous Technology for K-12 Education

3.00 Credits

Slippery Rock University of Pennsylvania

Candidates will develop the use of synchronous and asynchronous technologies to assist in the teaching, emediation, assessment and enrichment of K-12 students in inclusive traditional and/or cyber classrooms. The goal is to help pre-service teachers implement various synchronous and asynchronous instructional technologies effectively.

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ELEC 625: Practicum: Assessment and Instruction for the Reading Specialist

3.00 Credits

Slippery Rock University of Pennsylvania

A practicum course designed to give the reading specialist candidate an opportunity to gain competence in selecting, administering, and interpreting a variety of formal and informal assessment measures in a field-based setting. The candidate will design and implement a program to help students with reading difficulties.

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