ECE 200 Creative Play and Human Development

3 credit hours

This course will present a comprehensive rational for placing play at the center of a balanced curriculum and intervention planning. The phenomena of children’s play and its relationships to development and therapeutic processes will be examined. Definitions, perspectives, theories and their implications for classroom and clinical practices in early childhood will be considered. Observations and analyses of live play episodes through field work will be conducted by candidates. This course is Ideal for those who want to engage children in a developmental zone where children and professionals are learning from and with each other.

Prerequisite: ECE 160 Infant and Toddler Curriculum and ECE 170 Methods and Materials for Young Children
Course is Offered: FA Every Year