I. General Information

1. Course Title:
Guidance: Managing the Physical/Social Environment

2. Course Prefix & Number:
CDEV 1110

3. Course Credits and Contact Hours:

Credits: 4

Lecture Hours: 4

Lab Hours: 0

4. Course Description:

This course provides an exploration of the physical and social environments that promote learning and development for young children. It includes an introduction to basic child guidance techniques for individual and group situations. Emphasis is on problem prevention and positive guidance strategies, recognition, communication, limit setting, problem-solving, and behavior modification. Students apply their knowledge of the environmentÆs role in an actual work setting.

5. Placement Tests Required:

6. Prerequisite Courses:

9. Co-requisite Courses:

II. Transfer and Articulation

2. Transfer - regional institutions with which this course has a written articulation agreement:

3. Prior Learning - the following prior learning methods are acceptable for this course:

• Written
• Oral

III. Course Purpose

1. Program-Applicable Courses – This course fulfills a requirement for the following program(s):

IV. Learning Outcomes

1. College-Wide Outcomes

2. Course Specific Outcomes - Students will be able to achieve the following measurable goals upon completion of the course:

V. Topical Outline

Listed below are major areas of content typically covered in this course.

1. Lecture Sessions

1.         Describe characteristics of physical environments for young children

2.         Relate child interests, home culture, and environments to learning

3.         Identify environmental influences on learning and behaviors

4.         Identify and define interest areas for a classroom

• Science
• Book
• Sand/water
• Art
• Dramatic play
• Block
• Woodworking
• Music

5.         Create appropriate materials and equipment to age level

• Infant
• Toddler
• Preschool
• School-age

6.         Examine the adult role

• Classroom management
• Planning

7.         Outline problem-prevention strategies

• For the  physical environment
• For learning activities within the daily/weekly schedule

8.         Define guidance, discipline, and punishment

9.         Examine intentional misbehavior, experimentation, and mistaken behaviors

10.       Examine historical and theoretical guidance approaches

11.       Assess personal guidance beliefs and assumptions

12.       Examine positive guidance techniques

• Redirection
• Encouragement and reinforcement techniques
• I-message reflective/active listening
• Describe limit setting, natural and logical consequences
• Identify activities to promote development of self-control, motivation, and self esteem in children

13.       Examine behavior modification methods

14.       Develop developmentally appropriate rules and expectations for a classroom

• Infant
• Toddler
• Preschool
• School-age

15.       Evaluate physical environments

• ITERs
• FCRs
• ECERs
• SACRs

16.       Create, modify or arrange interest areas

17.       Develop storage, maintenance, and clean-up procedures

18.       Create a prop box design