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Early Childhood Undergraduate Level Courses

ED4354 Literacy Learning in Early Years
Current theories of the nature of literacy learning and their relationship to instructional practices in the early years.

ED5062 Cultural Constructions of Childhood
An historical examination of cultural constructions of childhood and family and the implications of these various constructions upon the education of young children.

ED5102 Curriculum and Evaluation in the Early Years
Examines characteristics of early years learners and the role of the teacher as observer and curriculum developer in theory and practice.

ED5105 Connecting Home and Schooled Literacies
This course will examine the theory and practice of connecting home and school for the development of a literate community.

ED5167 Interpreting Play for Curriculum Development
An exploration of the literature on play including play as reflective pedagogy. A variety of theoretical perspectives will be brought to the interpretation of children's play. The teacher's role in creating physical and social environments that facilitate cognitive, emotional, social, spiritual and physical growth will be examined.

ED5362 Symbolic Representation in Children's Play, Pictures and Print
Examines theory in practice of young children and symbolic representation as the context of their emerging literacies.


Early Childhood Graduate Level Courses

ED6104 Curriculum Theory
A course dealing with curriculum as a field of study with particular reference to New Brunswick. Among the topics to be explored are: the determinants of curriculum, curriculum decision-making, curriculum organization, curriculum innovations, assessing curriculum outcomes, current trends in curriculum development and the role of the public in curriculum development.

 

Early Childhood Concentration

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