Apr 28, 2024  
Yakima Valley College Catalog 2016-2017 
    
Yakima Valley College Catalog 2016-2017 [ARCHIVED CATALOG]

EDUC 201: Development of the School-Age Child

4 Cr
Quarters: F, W, S
This course is designed to give students a brief overview of the developmentally appropriate characteristics of children from birth to four years old. It will give students a more in-depth study of the development of school-age children from five to 14 years old. Students will study theorists and researchers and their theories of how children develop and learn during the school-age years. The course will also give an overview of the influence of culture in the development of the child, family systems, and basic nutrition. Students will take a more in-depth look at pinpointing special needs and at-risk children. This course will also provide students with an awareness of how the role of play is important in the development and learning of a child.
Prerequisite: Concurrent enrollment inENGL 095  or eligibility for ENGL& 101 or eligibility for READ 105 .