Practical in Child Development

Paper Code: 
24ECE133
Credits: 
2
Contact Hours: 
1.00
Max. Marks: 
100.00
Objective: 

The course will enable the student to-

  • Understand the concept of ECCE, its need, significance and objectives.
  • Analyze policies, programs & Issues of ECCE in India
  • Create curriculum and stimulation package for ECCE
  • Create activities for holistic development of children.

 

Course Outcomes: 

 

Learning outcome

 (at course level)

Learning and teaching strategies

Assessment Strategies

Course Code

Course

title

 

24ECE 133

 

Practical in

Child

Development (Practical)

 

 

CO12: Plan lesson plans and teaching learning material for ECCE children, Prepare materials for toddlers for their sensory stimulation

CO13: Prepare Worksheets for Readiness, Assess the toys available in the market and interview parents to assess the child-rearing practices used by them, and prepare PPT on ECCE approaches.

CO14: Compile comprehensive practical records on disabled children and cultivate verbal communication skills to converse effectively with examiners

CO15: Contribute effectively in course-specific interaction

 

Approaches in

Teaching: Interactive Lectures, Charts Power Point Presentation, Use of audio visual resources and field visits to study developmental indicators among young children Guided observations and classroom discussion, Workshops,

Learning activities for the Students: Self learning assignments, field practicals.

Quiz. PPT,

Pamphlet/Poster making Observation analysis, assignment s, Documentation of observations followed by classroom discussions CA test

, Semester End Examination.

 

Content

  1. Visits to early childhood centers and Aanganwadi centers- observation and report writing.
  2. Presentation based debate on the comparative merits and demerits of different approaches related to ECCE.
  3. Prepare a case study of a child
  4. Planning Daily/Weekly activity plan for children and executing any one activity
  5. Planning and Preparing teaching aids and materials for teaching children
  6. School readiness: Prepare Worksheets and cards for 3R’s concepts.
  7. Prepare materials for toddlers for their visual, auditory and motor stimulation e.g. rattles, mobiles, toys making sound, cloth books, finger games, jingles, soft toys, blocks.
  8. Interview parents of 5 children and find out the Child rearing styles and discuss in class to come up with the what kind of socio- emotional development will take place depending on the style.
  9. Market survey of toys/games/literature for children.

 

Essential Readings: 
  1. Hurlock, E.B., Child Development McGraw Hill, New York 1988.
  2. Subash C. Arya, Infant and child care for Indian Mothers. Vikas Publishers, Delhi 1972.

 

References: 

Suggested Reading

  1. Devadas, R.P. and Jaya. N. Text Book of child development McMullan and Co., 1981.
  2. Gosh, S. The feeling and care of infants and young children UNICEF, New Delhi 1976.

 

E resources

  1. https://ncert.nic.in/dee/pdf/Earlychildhood.pdf

 

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