Course Description
This course is designed as part of a professional education program for teachers of children from infancy to kindergarten. Students will examine and practice the skills necessary to develop and implement developmentally and individually appropriate curriculum for infants and toddlers focusing on both typical and atypical development.
Prerequisite
- Acceptance into the program.
Student Learning Outcomes (SLOs)
Students who successfully complete this course will be able to:
- Identify and describe best practices in infant and toddler curriculum planning.
- Describe how to make and use observations of children in a reflective way to inform the curriculum planning process.
- Explain and plan curriculum and environments that support a responsive, respectful, reciprocal classroom relationship.
- Identify and describe the curriculum planning process as it pertains to infant and toddler development.
- Demonstrate understanding of each of the developmental domains (Physical, Cognitive, Social/Emotional) in curriculum development and planning.
- Demonstrate the use of individual children’s developmental information in the differentiated curriculum development process.
- Develop and demonstrate how to implement a curriculum plan supported by responsive, respectful, reciprocal classroom relationships and understanding of individual development.
- Analyze and discuss the role and responsibilities of an Infant Toddler Professional.
Course Activities and Grading
| Assignments | Weights |
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Discussions (Weeks 1-8) | 40% |
Sensory Prop Project (Weeks 2-8) | 20% |
Infant Toddler Curriculum Project (Weeks 2-8) | 40% |
Total | 100% |
Required Textbooks
This course will use a textbook that will be available through Charter Oak State College's Book Bundle and an OER textbook. OER are openly licensed, educational resources that can be used for teaching, learning and research. OER may consist of a variety of resources such as textbooks, videos and software that are no cost for students.
Available through Charter Oak State College's Book Bundle:
- Lally, J. Ronald. For Our Babies: Ending the Invisible Neglect of America's Infants. Teachers' College Press, 2013. ISBN-10: 0807754242 or ISBN-13: 9780807754245
Available through OER:
- Taintor, A. and LaMarr, T. Infant and Toddler Care and Development. Libre Texts, 2022. Creative Commons licensed (CC BY 4.0)
Recommended Text
- High Scope Infant Toddler Curriculum (PDF)
Source: Tender Care and Early Learning: Supporting Infants and Toddlers in Child Care Settings, 2nd Ed. 2020.
Additional Resources
- Additional readings will be found in the course shell.
Course Schedule
Week | SLOs | Readings and Exercises | Assignments |
1 | 1 | Topics: Getting To Know Each Other Best Practice and Child Development
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| 2 | 2 | Topic: “Nobody knows how to be a baby better than a baby.” Magda Gerber
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3 | 3 | Topic: The Role of Relationships in Building Environments and Routines
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4 | 4,5,6,7 | Topic: Supporting Development in All Domains through Curriculum – Part 1 - Brain and Sensory Development
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| 5 | 4,5,6,7 | Topic: Supporting Development in All Domains through Curriculum – Part 2 - Social Emotional Development
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| 6 | 4,5,6,7 | Topic: Supporting Development in All Domains through Curriculum –Part 3 - Language and Cognitive Development
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| 7 | 4,5,6,7 | Topic: Supporting Development and Individual Adaptations through Curriculum Planning – Part 4 - Physical Development
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| 8 | 8 | Topic: Putting It All Together
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COSC Accessibility Statement
Charter Oak State College encourages students with disabilities, including non-visible disabilities such as chronic diseases, learning disabilities, head injury, attention deficit/hyperactive disorder, or psychiatric disabilities, to discuss appropriate accommodations with the Office of Accessibility Services at OAS@charteroak.edu.
COSC Policies, Course Policies, Academic Support Services and Resources
Students are responsible for knowing all Charter Oak State College (COSC) institutional policies, course-specific policies, procedures, and available academic support services and resources. Please see COSC Policies for COSC institutional policies, and see also specific policies related to this course. See COSC Resources for information regarding available academic support services and resources.