TE 582 Child Guidance, Social, and Emotional Development in Early Childhood

Credit, three hours
This course explores various theories of child guidance and the practical application of each. It provides developmentally appropriate methods for guiding young children and effective strategies and suggestions for preventing and handling classroom discipline issues. Positive discipline strategies for dealing with violence, aggression, anger, and stress will be explored. Emphasis is placed on positive guidance principles and techniques, family involvement, cultural influences, and helping children become self-responsible, competent, independent, and co-operative learners. Research and application are major components of this course. Practical application through direct participation with children is required through experiences in the field of early childhood education.