Prerequisite
PSY 100 and ECE 201
Course Description
This course provides an overview of the many different challenging behaviors present in the classroom and effective strategies for meeting these challenges. Teaching strategies related to challenging behaviors will be viewed from the perspective of early childhood development within a social and cultural context. Course topics and content will include a review of learning and developmental theories, as well as a look at the roles both curriculum and teacher beliefs can play in contributing to and preventing challenging behavior in the classroom. Effective strategies, including but not limited to the use of guidance principles that support active learning, differentiated instructional practices that support diverse learning needs, including Specifically Designed Academic Instruction in English (SDAIE), and ways to include the child's community, will be covered. A field work component is included in the coursework.