Early Childhood Care and Education (Swayam)

Early Childhood Care and Education is online course offered by UGC , Avianshilingam Institute for Home Science and Higher Education for Women, Coimbatore and CEC via Swayam.

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Overview

Early childhood is a period that covers the first six years of a life of a child, wherein their brain grows at an extraordinary speed. The synaptic connections to the brain are made by the experiences that a child draws from his/her environment. Hence the environment of every child should be enriched with powerful experiences to lay a stronger foundation and thereby fostering the holistic lifelong development.

Early childhood care and education is a multidisciplinary field that relies on insights from several fields like human development, psychology, sociology, and medicine, particularly neuroscience.

Having said the importance of the lifespan stage – the early childhood and the magnitude of the care and education components of it, this credit course on Early childhood care and education serves as a curriculum framework for children from birth to six years. It aims to provide information for the adults to plan and provide enjoyable learning experiences so that every child grows and develops as a competent and confident learner. The curriculum describes the theoretical underpinnings of learning and development of children at their early years and offers strategies and suggestions of how this learning can be nurtured. Also it intends to provide guidelines on supporting children’s learning through partnership with parents, interaction with others, play and assessment.

The course provides a platform for the learner to explore and reflect the above said aspects by using multiple pedagogical techniques such as assignments, discussions, designing portfolio and first- hand experience as an intern, thereby encouraging you to be an effective ECCE provider.

Syllabus

Week – 1

ECCE in India
Principles of growth and development and interrelatedness of the domains of development
Brain development in early years

Week – 2

Theoretical foundations and its implications towards learning and development in early years – Behaviourism and social learning
Theoretical foundations and its implications towards learning and development in early years – Piaget’s Cognitive developmental theory
Theoretical foundations and its implications towards learning and development in early years – Information processing and Gardner’s’ MI

Week – 3

Theoretical foundations and its implications towards learning and development in early years – Ecological and socio-cultural perspective
Objectives and Principles of ECCE9. ECCE concerns

Week – 4

Concept, meaning and benefits of play
Types of play and its values – Part 1
Types of play and its values – Part 2
Learning and developing holistically through play

Week – 5

Curriculum of play way approach – supporting communication skills
Curriculum of play way approach – supporting early literacy and numeracy
Curriculum of play way approach – supporting reading skills

Week – 6

The planning process – Long term, medium term and small term
The planning process – Reviewing and evaluating planned themes and activities

Week – 7

Setting up early learning environment – indoor
Setting up early learning environment – outdoor
Meaning and concept, general types of pedagogical techniques and strategies

Week – 8

Pedagogy in relation to ECE – Positioning, Empowering, Scaffolding
Pedagogy in relation to ECE – Co-constructing, Modelling, Questioning
Pedagogy in relation to ECE – Encouraging and praising, Problem solving, Documenting

Week – 9

Guiding principles and suggestive developmentally appropriate practices for birth to three years – Part 1
Guiding principles and suggestive developmentally appropriate practices for birth to three years – Part 2

Week – 10

Guiding principles and suggestive developmentally appropriate practices for three to six years – Part – 1
Guiding principles and suggestive developmentally appropriate practices for three to six years – Part – 2

Week – 11

Recognizing dispositions, skills, attitudes, knowledge and understanding of children
Creating a strong emotional foundation

Week – 12

Principles of assessment
Why, what, and when to assess
Assessment tools and strategies

Week – 13

Key people in the assessment process – ECCE provider
Key people in the assessment process – Parents and family
Assessment information – Planning the next step in learning

Week – 14

Meaning and importance of effective transition
Strategies to promote effective transition- to enable the child to be ready to learn

Week – 15

Strategies to promote effective transition- to facilitate parent to support child’s transition
Strategies to promote effective transition- to assist the school to be ready for the child

Coach

Dr. K. Arockia Maraichelvi

Additional information

Course Delivery	Online
Course Efforts	3-4 Hours a Week
Course Enrollment	Free
Course Language	English
Course Length	15 Weeks
Course Level	Intermediate
Course Provider	Swayam
Course School	Avianshilingam Institute for Home Science and Higher Education for Women, Coimbatore and CEC
Course Subtitles	English
Flexible Learning	Yes
Verified Certificate	Paid

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