Child Development and Learning - NMU Graduate Bulletin

ED 551 Child Development and Learning 3 cr.

• Prerequisites: Admission to the professional education teacher certification program
• Bulletin Year: Fall 2009 - Summer 2011 Graduate Bulletin | View the current NMU Catalog.

Extends the early childhood teacher’s knowledge and understanding of child development theories and research. Focuses on the nature of understanding all aspects of the child’s development as a base for designing developmentally appropriate practices, environments, materials and curricula for the young child, including physical, language, cognitive and social/emotional development. Four critical areas of child development, attachments, temperament and information processing are emphasized, as well as understanding child development in the family and cultural context.