HSERV 216 - Early Childhood Field I

3 credits

This weekly 9-hour field experience accompanies the course: Observation & Assessment in Early Childhood. The student learns how Early Childhood Practitioners become researchers by systematic observation of children’s behaviors and works in a group setting. Students practice techniques of recording and assessment of a child’s development which culminates in a portfolio and descriptive review of a child.Prerequisite: HSERV 209 Early Childhood Development and HSERV 135B Foundations of Early Childhood.Pre- or Corequisite: HSERV 202A Observation and Assessment.