OCG - Human Growth and Development I

South Carolina Standards:  (List the standards students are expected to master in this course)

• B1 – Analyze parenting roles and responsibilities
• C1 – Identify characteristics of prenatal care, pregnancy, and childbirth
• D1 – Analyze the stages of human growth and development during infancy and toddlerhood
• E1 – Examine issues related to the health and safety of children

Other Standards:  (List national or local standards students are expected to master in this course)

• Human Development Standards
  • 1 – Analyze principles of human growth and development across the life span
  • 2 – Analyze conditions that influence human growth and development
  • 3 – Analyze strategies that promote growth and development across the life span

• Parenting Standards
  • 1 – Analyze roles and responsibilities of parenting
  • 2 – Evaluate parenting practices that maximize human growth and potential
  • 3 – Evaluate external support systems that provide services for parents
  • 4 – Analyze physical and emotional factors related to beginning the parenting process

• NAEYC Standards
  • 1a: Knowing and understanding young children’s characteristics and needs, from birth through age 8
  • 1b: Knowing and understanding the multiple influences on early development and learning
  • 1c: Using developmental knowledge to create healthy, respectful, supportive, and challenging learning environments for young children
  • 2a: Knowing about and understanding diverse family and community characteristics
  • 2b: Supporting and engaging families and communities through respectful and reciprocal relationships
  • 2c: Involving families and communities in young children’s development and learning
  • Understanding the goals, benefits, and uses of assessment – including its use in development of appropriate goals, curriculum, and teaching strategies for young children
  • Knowing about and using observation, documentation, and other appropriate assessment tools and approaches, including the use of technology in documentation, assessment and data collection
  • Using a broad repertoire of developmentally appropriate teaching/learning approaches
  • Reflecting on own practice to promote positive outcomes for each child
  • Understanding content knowledge and resources in academic disciplines: language and literacy; the arts – music, creative movement, dance drama, visual arts; mathematics; science, physical activity, physical education, health and safety; and social studies
  • Knowing about and upholding ethical standards and other early childhood professional guidelines.
  • Engaging in informed advocacy for young children and the early childhood profession
  • Opportunities to observe and practice in at least two of the three early childhood age groups (birth – age 3, 3-5, 5-8)