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Early Childhood: Intermediate Certificate

Certificate Number 903076

The Early Childhood Intermediate Certificate is designed to further enhance concepts mastered in the Early Childhood Foundation Certificate. It includes a more in-depth look at concepts learned in previous classes as well as the second field experience with children.

Certificate Completers will be able to

. Analyze factors that affect the behavior of children.
. Develop guidance strategies to meet individual needs.
. Examine the critical role of play in early childhood.
. Create developmentally appropriate language, literature, and literacy activities.
. Analyze the development of children age three to eight.

Completers will be able to apply credits toward the following programs:

. 103071, Early Childhood Education

Curriculum

Catalog No. Description Credits
10-307-178 ECE: Art Music & Lang Arts
3
10-307-179 ECE: Child Development
3
10-307-188 ECE: Guiding Child Behavior
3
10-307-192 ECE: Practicum 2
3
Certificate Total
12

Course Descriptions

10-307-178 ECE: Art Music & Lang Arts ...beginning curriculum development in art, music, and language arts. Role of play; developmentally appropriate environment; promote child development; caregiving routines as curriculum; language, literature, and literacy activities, art/music, movement activities.

10-307-179 ECE: Child Development ...child development in the early childhood education setting. Social, cultural, and economic influences on child development; child development theories; development of children ages three to eight; child development research; heredity and environment.

10-307-188 ECE: Guiding Child Behavior ...strategies to guide children's behavior in the early childhood setting. Anti-bias perspectives, guidance principles, factors affecting behavior, guidance strategies, individual needs, guidance philosophy.

10-307-192 ECE: Practicum 2 ...learn/practice skills in a child care setting. Growth/development, support diversity, implement student developed activity plans, guidance strategies, professional behaviors, caregiving routines as curriculum, positive interpersonal skills with adults. (Prerequisite: 10-307-174, ECE: Practicum 1)

For more information, please contact: The Community & Regional Learning Services Department,(920) 498-6373 or (800) 422-NWTC, extension 6373, or contact Enrollment Services at (888) 385-NWTC.