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CTE Online
Child and Adolescent Development Model
Course Overview / Details
Grade Levels
- Grades:
- 10 to 12
- Industries and Pathways:
- Child Development, Education, Child Development, and Family Services
- Course Level: Concentration
- CBEDS Course: Child development and guidance
- CBEDS #: 4321
- Total Hours: 180
- Course Length: 2 Semesters
- State Certified: Yes - Course #: 3593
- Board Approval: Yes, 08/12/2008
- Labor Market Demand: Medium
- Is this course industry certified?: No
- Course Type: Career-Technical Preparation
- CSU/UC Approval: No
Related Occupations
Standards
- California Career and Technical Education Standards: 144
- California Academic Content Standards: Integrated: 2 Reinforced: 13
- English Language Development Standards: 2
- All Standards
- Full Details
HECT Approved Standards Implementation Resource Guide Grades 7 - 12
Standards Implementation Resource Guide Grades 7-121
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Additional Supplemental Standards
Competencies / Outcomes
Upon completion of this course, students will:
- Examine the importance of childhood as a time for essential development
- Consider the basic family unit and the extensions of that in today’s society.
- Develop observation skills necessary to assess a child’s developmental stages and needs.
- Examine how children learn and the application of developmental theories to this process.
- Examine the special challenges that some children face and how the needs of these children can be met.
- Analyze the major decisions and responsibilities of parenting and evaluate care-giving options.
- Explain the benefits of studying child development
- Review the history of the study of child development
- Identify research methods used to collect data on children.
- Explain how prenatal development from conception to birth occurs and describe characteristics of a normal development
- Develop a list of and evaluate community resources that provide information and assistance with prenatal care and family planning.
- Compare theories regarding human growth and development.
- Describe communication techniques and assess the effects of their use with children.
- Analyze the relationship of guidance to the development of self-discipline.
- Analyze case studies that describe inappropriate behavior to determine possible causes and suggest solutions.
- Assess the effectiveness of various guidance strategies in promoting self-worth and self-discipline in children
- Understand child abuse laws and reporting procedures
- Investigate causes of abusive behavior and strategies that help in reducing child abuse and neglect
- Investigate and select community agencies and resources that provide child health care services and information.
- Describe the relationship of learning, play, and recreational activities to the commonly accepted principles of the development of children and adults.
- Plan, conduct and evaluate learning, play, and recreational activities that enhance the physical development of children and adolescents.
- Identify the influence of culture on a child’s behavior and learning.
- Identify the characteristics of children with special needs.
- Describe and analyze strategies for helping children with special needs.
- Identify factors that contribute to change in the lives of children.
- Analyze how changes and crises affect infants, children, and adolescents.
- Identify appropriate strategies and resources that help children and adolescents in adapting to changes and crises.
- Explain how changes in technology have an impact on children and adolescents and describe methods for helping them to adapt to those changes.
- Investigate and identify careers in Child Development and Child Psychology and the components and pathways to developing such careers.
Materials
Texts:
The Developing Child, Holly Brisbane, Glencoe Co, 2006, (ISBN: 0-07-868969-4)
Working With Young Children, Judy Herr, The Goodheart Willcox Co. Inc., 2008 (ISBN: 978-1-59070-813-2)
Chiildren, The Early Years, Celia Decker, The Goodheart Willcox Co, Inc, 2006, (ISBN: 1-59070-546-7)
Child Development, Celia Anita Decker, The Goodheart Willcox Co. Inc., 2011 (ISBN: 978-1-60525-293-3)
Resources:
Curriculum Frameworks and other supporting materials
Exploring Child Development, Transaction and Transformation, Richard Fabes & Carol Lynn Martin, Copyright 2000 by Allyn & Bacon
Fundamentals of Early Childhood Education, George Morrison, Pearson/Merrill, 5th Edition, 2008
Units in this Course
This unit will introduce the study of Child Development to students. It will provide students with an overview of what is covered in Child Development, the importance of study, the uniqueness of children, and how interactions influence behavior and development.
Instructional Hours: 5
- 5 Hours
Students will understand the function of the family as a basic unit of society and the contributionsof the family unit to the developmenf of individuals. Students will describe the roles of parents in all areas of the development of children. Family types, the family life cycle, and parenting styles will be studied.
- Classroom
- 10 Hours
Students will study prenatal development including study from conception to birth, nature vs. nuture, and environmental considerations in prenatal development. This unit will include options in chidbirth and the birth process.
Instructional Hours: 5
- Classroom
- 5 Hours
Study will include growth and development from birth through age twelve. Emphasis will include cognitive, social, language, personality and physical development
Students will learn the characteristics of children at different ages. This unit will give an overview of children's physical, cognitive, social, and emotional development. Students will learn how to differientiate their teaching skills to fit the developmental needs and interests of children at different ages. Students will also develop their observation skills. Techniques for objectively observing and recording children's behavior will be described and practiced.
Study of the growth and development of children and adolescents in the areas of physical, cognitive, language, personality, emotional and social development . Study will include sequences and patterns of development, influence of heredity and environment. Students will also examine theories of development including Piaget, Gardner, Montessori, Erikson, and Maslow
- Classroom
- 10 Hours
This unit is designed to help students understand the roles of positive interaction, guidance and discipline in the family and educational environment.
Instructional Hours: 10
- Classroom
- 10 Hours
Students will study of the development of self-esteem and factors that influence this. They will gain insight into how to help children develop good self-esteem at all ages studied. The relationship of guidance to the development of self discipline and fostering positive self-concept is studied.
- Classroom
- 5 Hours
This unit will include study of infant, preschool and school age nutritional requirements, meal planing, requirements of menu planning in preschools and elementary schools, how to teach children to make good choices in nutrition, good health practices, safety requirements in the preschool and elementary school, and safety education at these levels.
Students will gain the understanding and apply the principles and practices of good nutrition, health, and safety for infants and children. In order to meet program goals students will learn how food is used by the body, and nutriets and their sources. Students will develop meal plans and food experiences for early childhood programs.
- Classroom
- 7 Hours
This unit will include examination of resources avail able and selection of appropriate learning experiences for children through school age. Study will include learning theories, age appropriate activities, and objective writing and lesson development.
The student will select,develop, and teach lessons in the areas of language arts, mathematics, science, art, nutrition, music and social science.
Instructional Hours: 20
- Classroom - Lab
- 20 Hours
This unit will allow students the opportunity to select books appropriate to children through school age and develop storytelling skills.
- Classroom
- 10 Hours
This unit includes an overview of the stages of play, toy selection and safety, development as affected through play, electronic games and the internet and their effects on development.
Instructional Hours: 15
- Classroom
- 15 Hours
Study will focus on children with special needs: types of special needs, the challenges of meeting these needs, and the impact on the family.
- Classroom
- 5 Hours
This unit will give students an overview of specific challenges in the family including divorce, single parenting, serious illness, family separation due to deployment, adoption, death, and multiple births. Students will select one challenge to explore in depth throgh research and interview.
- Classroom
- 20 Hours
Students will develop skills in observation techniques of children. They will practice observation in preschools and elementary schools.
Instructional Hours: 10
Students will explore career and employment opportunities and identify skills and requirements necessary for entry into the field of child development and education. They will identify skills developed in this area and develop tools to gain employment including a resume, proper completion of a job application, development of a portfolio that wil showcase the student's abilities, talents, education and experiences, job search strategies, and interview techniques.
Students will explore career opportunities in the early childhood field and the responsibilities and characteristics of successful early childhood teachers. Various types of programs are researced both in philosophy and practice, as well as locating local programs and the requirements to gain employment in them.
- Classroom
- 10 Hours
The lessons in this unit will consist of activities that teach the student how to write a portfolio for a student organization or for a future job.
The areas are:
- Classroom
- 10 Hours
