SPED 361: Infants, Toddlers, and Families: Assessment, Curriculum, Instruction and Intervention

Course Description

This course is designed to give the teacher candidate an opportunity to learn about and examine relevant theories, practices, and policies pertaining to planning, instruction, and assessment of infants and toddlers within the family setting and in group care programs. Candidates will identify and develop integrated curriculum in accordance to child and family outcomes across developmental domains and content areas. Specific focus will be on approaches to service delivery for infants, toddlers, and their families within family and group learning environments. Professional roles and responsibilities will be explored within the context of interdisciplinary and interagency practice and programs including early intervention, Early Head Start, childcare, etc. Prerequisites: Admission to the SOEHS