EDU 144 — Child Development I
This course includes the theories of child development observation and assessment milestones and factors that influence development from conception through approximately 36 months. Emphasis is placed on knowledge observation and assessment of developmental sequences in approaches to play/learning emotional/social health/physical language/communication and cognitive domains. Upon completion students should be able to compare/contrast typical/atypical developmental characteristics explain biological and environmental factors that impact development and identify evidence-based strategies for enhancing development for children that are culturally linguistically and ability diverse.
Part of
- Associate in Arts-A.A. [A10100]
- Associate in General Education-A.G.E. [A10300]
- Associate in Science-A.S. [A10400]
- Early Childhood Education A.A.S. Degrees [A55220C, A55220L, A55220NL]
- Early Childhood Education Diploma Program [D55220] - No Longer Accepting Applications Beginning Fall 2025
- Early Childhood Infant/Toddler Care Certificate [C55290] - No Longer Accepting Applications Beginning Spring 2026
- General Occupational Technology A.A.S. Degree [A55280] and Diploma Program [D55280]