465-206 CTP21 Curriculum 0-3

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465-206 CTP21 Curriculum 0-3
Availability	Available only to repeating students and those enrolled in the course in 2002.
Credit Points	12.5
HECS Band	1
Coordinator	Kay Margetts
Prerequisites	465-106 CTP11 Teaching & Learning and 465-107 CTP12 Curriculum Design or equivalent
Corequisites	465-200 Practicum 2
Semester	2 (view timetable)
Contact	Lectures and tutorials totalling 36 hours
Subject Description	The focus of this subject is on the components of best practice in programs for infants and toddlers, and the provision of high quality care and education. Key areas of curriculum for children 0-3 years will be studied, including adult-child interaction, caregiving routines, play, developmental appropriateness, and individualised planning. Emphasis will be given to the relationship between developmental sequences in children under three and curriculum implications. Students will be exposed to curriculum strategies which recognise young children as active participants in their own learning. Students will review and evaluate appropriate activities, learning environments, curriculum resources, and guidance strategies for children from birth to three years.
Assessment	Essay and assignments totalling 4000 words.
Prescribed Texts	J Gonzales-Mena & D Eyer, Infants, Toddlers and Caregivers. 4th edn, Mayfield Publishing, 1997. J Greenman & A Stonehouse, Prime Times. Longman, 1997.

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