ECED 1513: Child Growth & Development

At the end of this course, students will be able to:

• Identify and describe theories of typical and atypical development in all domains and explain the interaction between individual and contextual factors and development and learning.
• Justify and promote the use of evidence-based practices supportive of each child’s unique patterns of development and learning.
• Describe the interrelationship between developmental domains, holistic well-being (including health, nutrition, safety and environment) and adaptive /living skills.
• Identify stages and variations across the developmental domains, with emphasis on prenatal, infant, early childhood development but also including middle childhood and adolescent development.
• Apply developmentally appropriate early care and educational practices based on knowledge and understanding of theories and integration of research of typical and atypical growth, development, behavior and learning.
• Define how cultural, familial, biological, and environmental influences, including stress, trauma, protective factors, and resilience, impact children’s well-being, and learning, and overall development.
• Explain how socio-cultural context, such as gender, family, race, ethnicity, language, ability, socio-economics, religion, and society impacts development.
• Interpret children’s unique developmental patterns and identify supportive resources for children who may benefit from further assessment.
• Demonstrate knowledge of processes of first and second language acquisition.
• Integrate research, developmental theories, and observational data to make decisions about evidence-based practice supporting children’s learning and development.