CD 124 - Infant & Toddler
Development - 3 Units
Prerequisite: None
Corequisite: None
Recommended Preparation: None
3 hours lecture
Study of the process of human
development from conception to 36 months as determined by
heredity, society and human interaction with implications for
child guidance. Prenatal development and the birth process
are emphasized. Observations of a neonate, infant and
toddler are required.
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CD 125 - Child Growth &
Development - 3 Units
Prerequisite: None
Corequisite: None
Recommended Preparation: None
3 hours lecture
(CAN FCS 14)
Study the process of human
development from conception through adolescence as determined by
heredity, society, and personal human interaction with
implications for child guidance. Observation of children
of various ages is an integral part of this course.
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CD 126 - Art for Child
Development - 3 Units
Prerequisite: None
Corequisite: None
Recommended Preparation: None
3 hours lecture
Exploration of the importance
and value of creative art activities for young children.
Experiences with a variety of art media; evaluation and
selection of materials appropriate for toddlers, preschool
children and children with special needs.
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CD 127 - Science & Math for
Child Development - 3 Units
Prerequisite: None
Corequisite: None
Recommended Preparation: CD 125
3 hours lecture
Exploration of the importance
and value of science and mathematics in programs for young
children. Understanding and devising ways of teaching
basic concepts, evaluating activities and constructing
appropriate materials for you children and children with special
needs. Use of computers with children in included.
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CD 128 - Music & Movement
for Child Development - 3 Units
Prerequisite: None
Corequisite: None
Recommended Preparation: None
3 hours lecture
Exploration of the importance
and meaning of music and movement for toddlers, preschool
children and children with special needs. Areas emphasized
will be listening skills, singing, movement education, creating
instruments.
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CD 129 - Language &
Literature for Child Development - 3 Units
Prerequisite: None
Corequisite: None
Recommended Preparation: CD 125
3 hours lecture
Designed to help teachers build
language opportunities into every curriculum area, to explore
methods of fostering language and emerging literacy skills for
young children and children with special needs. Includes
the study of children's literature, standards for evaluating
books and computer software, techniques of storytelling and
puppetry.
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CD 130 - Curriculum:
Developmentally Appropriate Practices - 3 Units
Prerequisite: None
Corequisite: None
Recommended Preparation: CD 123, 125, 126, 127, 128, 129 and 131
3 hours lecture
Advanced course in
developmentally appropriate curriculum practices for early
childhood programs. Looks at contemporary philosophies and
current best practices in curriculum activities, methods and
materials appropriate for planning a program for young children.
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CD 131 - Child, Family &
Community - 3 Units
Prerequisite: None
Corequisite: None
Recommended Preparation: CD 123 and 125 with a grade of
"C"
3 hours lecture
Study of the influence of
different variables impacting establishing effective teacher,
caregiver and family relationships. Community resources
and agencies that strengthen families will be examined.
Students will have the opportunity to develop strategies to
support the wide range of families in a multicultural society.
Required by the California State Department of Social Services
for teachers and directors.
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CD 132 - Observation &
Guidance for Child Development - 2 Units
Prerequisite: Completion of the
following with a grade of "C" or better: CD 123, 125,
126, 127, 128, 129, 131 and 130 or 143
Corequisite: CD 133
Recommended Preparation: None
2 hours lecture
Student formulation and
application of child guidance techniques based on observation
and experiences at the school in which the student is doing
his/her field work experience.
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CD 133 - Field Experience for
Child Development - 2 Units
Prerequisite: Completion of the
following with a grade of "C" or better: CD 123, 125,
126, 127, 128, 129, 130 and 131
Corequisite: CD 132 or previous enrollment
Recommended Preparation: None
10 hours paid or 8 hours unpaid work experience per week
Under supervision at approved
field placement sites, students will participate in all
classroom activities. Students will develop and supervise
learning experiences, conduct group-times, handle routines and
respond to individual and group needs of young children.
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CD 134 - Health & Safety for
Teaches of Young Children - 3 Units
Prerequisite: None
Corequisite: None
Recommended Preparation: None
3 hours lecture
For teachers, directors and
aides working in an educational or child care setting as well as
parents or others who desire current information and concepts of
health and safety as it applies to children, infancy through
school age. Covers laws, practices and curriculum
regarding first aid, accident prevention and childhood
illness. Helps adults to assist young children to develop
good habits, attitudes and responses that lead to healthy
lifestyles. Exceeds the Health and Safety Training
requirements for child care providers.
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CD 135 - Parent-Child Interaction
- 3 Units
Prerequisite: None
Corequisite: None
Recommended Preparation: None
3 hours lecture
For teachers, parent educators
and parents which offers skills and resources that promote more
effective parent-child interaction. The parent-child
relationship throughout the life cycle will be emphasized.
Issues include sex education, divorce, single parenting, aging
and death.
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CD 136 - Adult Supervision: The
Master Teacher's Role - 3 Units
Prerequisite: None
Corequisite: None
Recommended Preparation: 12 units of CD as defined by Title 22
licensing regulations: 3 units in Child Growth Development
(CD 125), 3 units in Child, Family and Community (CD 131), 6
units in Program Curriculum (CD 123 or 126 or 127 or 128 or 129
or 130), and currently teaching in a preschool or child care
setting in the role of lead teacher or head teacher or other
supervisory capacity.
3 hours lecture
Principles and practical
techniques for working with and fostering the professional
development of co-teachers, aides, parents, student teachers and
volunteers in preschool and child care programs. Emphasis
on the role of the classroom teacher or director who functions
as master teacher, lead teacher and/or mentor to adults while
simultaneously addressing the needs of children, families and
the program. Students will have opportunities to develop
skills in delegation as well as adult problem solving and
communication.
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CD 137 - Administration of
Child Development Programs - 3 Units
Prerequisite: None
Corequisite: None
Recommended Preparation: CD 123, 125, 131 and 126 or 127, or 128
or 129 or 130
3 hours lecture
Administrative skills,
knowledge and techniques needed to organize and operate a child
development facility. Emphasis on budget, management,
regulatory laws, development of school policies and
procedures. Required by the California Department of
Social Services for directors and head teachers.
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CD 138 - Administration of
Child Development Programs II - 3 Units
Prerequisite: None
Corequisite: None
Recommended Preparation: CD 137
3 hours lecture
Provides an advanced level of
administrative and managerial knowledge needed to operate a
child care center as a successful business. Emphasis on
analysis and application of business theory and principles in
the areas of budget, personnel, environmental design, program,
and business communication.
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CD 139 - Infant/Parent
Development - 2 Units
Prerequisite: None
Corequisite: None
Recommended Preparation: CD None
1.5 hours lecture, 1.5 hours laboratory
Lecture and discussion group to
support parents as growing adults while helping them to
understand and appreciate principles of infant and toddler
development. Enrolled parents will bring their infants to
each three-hour class meeting for interaction and observation by
child development students.
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CD 141 - Children with Special
Needs - 3 Units
Prerequisite: None
Corequisite: None
Recommended Preparation: None
3 hours lecture
Focuses on strategies for
working with children with special needs, including physical
challenges, learning difficulties, prenatal exposure to drugs,
limited English skills, giftedness and behavior disorders.
With an emphasis on inclusion in the regular classroom and
childcare settings, the class will include compliance with
legislation, referral processes, working with families, and modification
of environment and curriculum.
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CD 143 - Infant/Toddler
Curriculum - 3 Units
Prerequisite: None
Corequisite: None
Recommended Preparation: CD 124 or 125
3 hours lecture
op an infant and/or toddler
curriculum including design of a developmentally appropriate
learning environment. Examination of the philosophies and
methods currently in practice. Teacher competencies
necessary for work with children in these stages will be emphasized.
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CD 145 - Child Abuse: Detection,
Intervention & Prevention - 3 Units
Prerequisite: None
Corequisite: None
Recommended Preparation: None
3 hours lecture
Physical abuse and neglect,
emotional abuse and neglect, and sexual abuse of children will
be examined with an emphasis on how the classroom teacher,
foster parents and members of the general public can prevent,
detect and intervene in cases of child abuse.
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CD 148 - Curriculum for School
Age Child Care - 3 Units
Prerequisite: None
Corequisite: None
Recommended Preparation: CD 125
3 hours lecture
Covers the developmental needs,
appropriate curriculum and guidance techniques for children ages
6 to 12 in a child care setting. Meets Title 22 curriculum
requirements for teachers and directors in extended day care
programs. Also useful for recreation and youth group
activities.
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CD 149 - School Age Childcare
Program Plan - 3 Units
Prerequisite: None
Corequisite: None
Recommended Preparation: CD 148
3 hours lecture
Continuation and expansion of
principles introduced in CD 148 with a focus on overall program
design for school age child care. Special emphasis on
working with children labeled "at risk" and parent
communication.
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CD 150 - Field Experience for
School Age Child Care - 2 Units
Prerequisite: CD 125, 131, 134,
148, 149
Corequisite: CD 132 or previous enrollment
Recommended Preparation: None
10 hours work experience per week
Under supervision at an
approved field placement site in a school age child care
program, the student will participate in all activities.
The student will develop and supervise learning experiences,
conduct activities, handle daily routines and respond to
individual and group needs.
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CD 152 - Diversity Issues in
Early Childhood Education - 3 Units
Prerequisite: None
Corequisite: None
Recommended Preparation: None
3 hour lecture
Analysis of the many contexts
and variables related to an individual's socialization process
and how these factors impact on one's work with children and
families. Using an anti-bias approach, examines and
discusses topics related to ethnicity, religion, race, sex,
disability and lifestyles as represented in schools and society
at large. Students will better understand their own
attitudes toward groups other than their own and apply this
knowledge to their work with young children. Applicable to
the Child Development Permit Master Teacher multicultural
specialization. Relevant for parents and others who work
with families and children.
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CD 157 - Food & Nutrition for
Children - 3 Units
Prerequisite: None
Corequisite: None
Recommended Preparation: None
3 hour lecture
Designed to inform students of
the nutritional needs of children from the time of conception
until approximately eight years of age. Menu planning and
nutrition education in a preschool setting are included.
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CD 170 - Field Experience /
Infants and Toddlers - 2 Units
Prerequisite: Completion of the
following with a grade of "C" or better: CD 123, 124,
125, 126, 127, 128, 129 and 143
Corequisite: CD 132 or previous enrollment
Recommended Preparation: None
10 hours paid or 8 hours unpaid work experience per week
Under supervision at approved
field placement sites, students will participate in all
classroom activities. Students will design and modify the
environment, develop and supervise learning experiences, handle
routines and respond to individual and group needs under two
years of age.
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CD 199 - Special Studies or
Projects in Child Development - 1-3 Units
Prerequisite: Varies with topic
Corequisite: Varies with topic
Recommended Preparation: Varies with topic
3-9 hours
Individual study, research or
projects in the field of Child Development under instructor
guidance. Written reports and periodic conferences
required. Content and unit credit to be determined by
student/instructor conferences and the Office of
Instruction. May be repeated for a maximum of 9 units.
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CD 200 -
Introduction to Outdoor Education Programs - 1 Units
Prerequisite: None
Corequisite: None
Recommended Preparation: CD 125
1 hour lecture
This course is designed as an
introduction and exploration of outdoor education programs to
students considering employment in camp settings. Students will
be introduced to a variety of programs, philosophies and special
interest camps. Outdoor safety, environmental awareness, and
designing meaningful activities that are engaging, and
appropriate for children are the main emphasis of the course.
The class will have a practical application component. Students
will be expected to participate in a field trip to a local
outdoor outfitter. Provides an overview of classes required in
the Outdoor Leadership certificate of proficiency and may assist
students in determining future educational goals.
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CD 201 -
Creative Activities for Outdoor Programs - 1 Units
Prerequisite: None
Corequisite: None
Recommended Preparation: CD 125
1 hour lecture
This course is designed for
students planning to work in outdoor education or environmental
education programs. Focuses on the planning and development of
craft projects appropriate for outdoor education settings.
Projects will incorporate environmental and science-related
concepts Emphasis on practical application including arts and
crafts materials and using craft activities and projects as
instructional tools. Students will present projects and compile
a resource of the ideas presented in class for future reference
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CD 202 -
Field Experience for Recreational Leadership - 1 Units
Prerequisite: Completion of the
following with a grade of "C" or better: CD 125, 200, and 201
Corequisite: None
Recommended Preparation: None
75 hours paid or 60 hours unpaid work experience
Under the supervision of an
approved field placement site, students will participate in
recreational program activities in an outdoor education or camp
facility. Students will take part in planned recreational
activates, develop and implement learning adventures, supervise
group of multi-aged children using positive group management
techniques, respond to individual needs, participate in all
aspects of camp life including meals preparation and service,
setting up, taking down and maintaining outdoor equipment of
camp participants. NOTE: Fingerprinting will be
required for field experience site and some sites may require
CPR certification.
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CD 203 -
Cooking Experience with Young Children - 1 Units
Prerequisite: None
Corequisite: None
Recommended Preparation: None
1 hour lecture
This course is designed for
child development students and teachers currently working in the
field and introduces students to educational, cross-curricular,
and multicultural benefits of cooking experiences with young
children. Areas of emphasis include benefits of cooking
activities, nutrition, health and safety issues, and the
connection to language, science and math learning. Credit/No
Credit Only.
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CD 210 -
Working with Young Children w/Challenging Behaviors - 3 Units
Prerequisite: None
Corequisite: None
Recommended Preparation: None
3 hours lecture
This course provides the
student with a practical foundation for working with children
with challenging behaviors in early childhood programs. Key
components are developmentally appropriate guidance and
proactive management techniques, preventative and intervention
strategies, and adaptations of environment and settings. The
importance of a child's developmental age, family involvement
and community resources will be included.
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CD 211 -
Field Experience in Early Childhood Intervention - 3 Units
Prerequisite: Completion of the
following with a grade of "C" or better: CD 125, 141,
145, 210, and two of the following: CD 126, 127, 128, 129
Corequisite: CD 132 or previous enrollment
Recommended Preparation: CD 131, 134
10 hours paid or 8 hours unpaid work experience per week
This course provides a
supervised field experience as an assistant in an inclusive
group early childhood or special education program or an
individual early intervention setting. Under supervision, the
students will participate in routines and procedures and will
develop and implement appropriate activates as required.
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CD 298 - Selected Topics in Child
Development - 1-3 Units
Prerequisite: Varies with topic
Corequisite: Varies with topic
Recommended Preparation: Varies with topic
1-9 hours
Selected topics in Child
Development not covered by regular catalog offerings.
Course content and unit credit to be determined by the Office of
Instruction and faculty. May be offered in a seminar,
lecture and/or laboratory format.
Offered as Credit/No Credit only. Non-associate degree
applicable.
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CD 299 - Selected Topics in Child
Development - 1-3 Units
Prerequisite: Varies with topic
Corequisite: Varies with topic
Recommended Preparation: Varies with topic
1-9 hours
Selected topics in Child
Development not covered by regular catalog offerings.
Course content and unit credit to be determined by the Office of
Instruction and faculty. May be offered in a seminar,
lecture and/or laboratory format.
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