Understanding Children
Understanding Children Course Description:
This course applies to infants, toddlers and preschoolers.
An excellent overview child development course, if you have not taken a distance-learning course before, this would be an excellent choice. This course includes sections devoted to the developmental states of infants, toddlers, and preschoolers, and a separate section specifically on children in child care. Learn what children need to be happy and secure; ways to create appropriate learning environments and meet the needs of infants, toddlers and preschoolers; and fun activities for each age group such as nature experiences, learning science attitudes, outdoor play and an in-depth section on dramatic play. Includes a section on toilet learning. See the course topics listed below for more information on what is covered.
Learning Outcomes: After completing Understanding Children you will be able to explain the importance of your attitude toward the children in your care; describe what qualities make a healthy, happy person; list strategies to help children build a positive self-image; list strategies to help children develop cooperation and learn new skills; describe the importance of providing positive guidance; and identify policies to help new children get off to a good start at your early childhood facility. Read more.
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Please note: This course is only available in the Online Course format.
- The importance of adult
caregivers and teachers in children's learning and development
- Ways to
help children build a positive self-image
- Ways to develop cooperation in
children
- Ways to teach children new skills
- Techniques of positive
guidance
- Ways to help new children get off to a good start at an early
childhood facility
- The special needs of infants, toddlers, and
preschoolers
- Ways in which caregivers can meet the special needs of
children in each age group
- Activities that children in each age group
enjoy
- Ways to help young children develop self-control
- Ways to deal
with tantrums
- Ways to prevent children's frustration and aggressive
behavior
- Effective toilet training techniques
- Language development
techniques
- The role of self-directed play in helping children develop
self-esteem and self-discipline
- Techniques for promoting children's
self-directed play
- Techniques for helping children engage in dramatic
play
- The steps children may go through in becoming involved in story
re-enactment
- Ways to adapt stories for re-enactment to the needs of
young children
- Stories that are appropriate for re-enactment
Instructional methodology: Read written material; view videos; listen to audio segments.
Assessment methods: Multiple choice quizzes and written assignments.
Care Courses currently offers over 30 professional development courses and one non-credit training tutorial on the CDA process. All courses offer clock hours and an official online certificate of completion. The free CDA tutorial does not offer clock hours or a certificate.
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To receive the CEUs and Clock Hours for a course, you must adhere to and sign our honor code, follow directions on written assignments and show comprehension of the course content. You must make 70% or better on all course quizzes. Less than 70% will result in trainer review and evaluation. If review indicates the need for discussion, you will be informed that you must speak with a trainer. You will be given a second chance to make 70% or better. Should you fail to do so, you will receive a letter indicating that you did not pass the course and may not retake the course for 12 months.
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