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Child Development and Family Studies

CDFS 065 4.0 Units CDFS 070 Lifespan Human Development 3.0 Units
Early Childhood Education Practicum I Course Advisory: Eligibility for ENGL 001.
Prerequisite: CDFS 050 and CDFS 063 with a minimum General Education: Option A: Area B2; Option C:
grade of C. Area D7, Area E
Course Advisory: Eligibility for ENGL 001. Transferable to CSU
Transferable to CSU Hours: 48-54 lecture.
Hours: 16-18 lecture, 144-162 lab by arrangement. A survey of human development throughout the life cycle,
Supervised laboratory experience with infants through including physical, social, intellectual, and emotional
preschool children in the Solano College Children’s development from conception to death. Includes
Programs. Students will spend 8 hours in practicum, 1 direct observation.
hour in a teacher meeting, and 1 hour in seminar for a
total of 10 hours per week. Students will utilize practical CDFS 071 Language and Literature for ECE 3.0 Units
classroom experiences to make connections between Course Advisory: CDFS 038; Eligibility for ENGL 001.
theory and practice, develop professional behaviors, and Transferable to CSU
build a comphrehensive understanding of children and Hours: 48-54 lecture.
families. Child centered, play-oriented approaches to An introduction to children’s literature and the
teaching, learning, and assessment; and knowledge of development of speech and language during early
curriculum content areas will be emphasized as student childhood. Students will explore teaching techniques
teacher design, implement and evalute experiences that which promote language acquisition including teacher-
promote positive development and learning for all young child interaction, story telling, puppetry, language games,
children. During the first week of enrollment, students flannel board stories, journaling, and the development of
will be required to be fingerprinted and cleared through dramatic play materials. Culturally inclusive practices will
Department of Justice and have a negative TB skin test at be emphasized.
the District’s expense. (C-ID ECE 210)
CDFS 072 3.0 Units
CDFS 066 4.0 Units Art and Creative Development for ECE
Early Childhood Education Practicum II Course Advisory: CDFS 038; SCC minimum English and
Prerequisite: CDFS 065 with a minimum grade of C. Math standards.
Course Advisory: Eligibility for ENGL 001. Transferable to CSU
Transferable to CSU Hours: 48-54 lecture.
Hours: 16-18 lecture, 144-162 lab by arrangement. A study of art activities appropriate to the developmental
Emphasizes curriculum activities, comphrehensive case needs of the young child. Emphasis is on children’s use of
studies, methods of child observation, and relationships of art as a way to express their individuality and communicate
theories to practices. Students may be placed in the Solano their ideas about themselves and their world.
College Children’s Programs on campus or with a Mentor
teacher (selected by the SCC/ECE Mentor teacher selection CDFS 073 Music and Movement for ECE 3.0 Units
committee) off campus. Students will spend 8 hours in Course Advisory: CDFS 038; Eligibility for ENGL 001.
practicum, 1 hour in a teacher meeting, and 1 hour in Transferable to CSU
seminar for a total of 10 hours per week. During the Hours: 48-54 lecture.
first week of enrollment, students will be required to be Presents a curriculum of music appropriate for teachers of
fingerprinted and cleared through Department of Justice young children from infancy through the primary grades.
and have a negative TB skin test at the District’s expense. Fundamentals of music and simple chording techniques
will be introduced. Field trip may be required.

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