3.00 Credits
This course provides a comprehensive study of child development from ages 3 to 9 years. Theories of child development are examined including psychoanalytic, psychosocial, cognitive, behavioral, and social learning. The areas of development to be studies are motor, cognitive, language and literacy, social, multiple intelligences, emotional, personality, and moral development. The child will be viewed within the context of their social world including family and school. This course requires observations at a licensed child-care center or education institution.