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This document outlines courses for a specialization in early childhood education, including foundations of early childhood education, play and developmentally appropriate practices, numeracy development, creative arts and music, literacy development, early learning environments, mother tongue-based multilingual education, health, nutrition and safety, and children's literature.

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This document outlines courses for a specialization in early childhood education, including foundations of early childhood education, play and developmentally appropriate practices, numeracy development, creative arts and music, literacy development, early learning environments, mother tongue-based multilingual education, health, nutrition and safety, and children's literature.

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Specialization (Early Childhood Education)

FOUNDATIONS OF EARLY CHILDHOOD EDUCATION

This course is an introduction to the field of early childhood education: its fundamental concepts,
historical, philosophical, theoretical roots and legal frameworks with focus on contemporary
early childhood education programs in the Philippines. It highlights the importance of early
childhood education and the role of early childhood professionals.

PLAY AND DEVELOPMENTALLY APPROPRIATE PRACTICES IN EARLY CHILDHOOD


EDUCATION
The course focuses on the importance of play and other developmentally appropriate practices
and methods that will that will address the physical, social, emotional, and cognitive needs of the
young learners. Provide a nurturing and stimulating environment. An application of the
knowledge of theories will be demonstrated through designing appropriate play-based learning
activities.

NUMERACY DEVELOPMENT
This course is designed to develop knowledge and skills necessary to support young children
learning mathematics in way that fosters mathematical understanding, application, and
enjoyment. The course also equips students with the ability to design and select mathematical
tasks that promote an inquiry, problem solving learning environment.

CREATIVE ARTS, MUSIC, AND MOVEMENTS IN EARLY CHILDHOOD EDUCATION


The course focuses on the content and strategies, methods and processes for teaching art, music
and movement for K to Grade 3 learners, based on different theoretical frameworks and current
researches.

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LITERACY DEVELOPMENT
The course focuses on the discussion of literacy competencies and skills that should be
developed among beginning readers as well as the approaches and strategies for developing a
multilingual and multiliterate learner. Preparation of appropriate lessons and instructional
materials and microteachings activities are included.

- EARLY LEARNING ENVIRONMENT


The course focuses on the planning, setting up and evaluating developmentally- appropriate and
child-centered physical, interpersonal and temporal learning environments in diverse early
childhood settings.

CONTENT & PEDAGOGY IN THE MOTHER TONGUE-BASED


MULTILINGUAL EDU IN EARLY CHLDHD
Comprehensive understanding of elements of mother tongue, appreciation of local literature, and
utilization of developmentally appropriate language teaching strategies for the mother tongue.
This course will focus on a comprehensive understanding of elements of mother tongue,
appreciation of local children's literature and the utilization of developmentally appropriate
language teaching strategies for the mother tongue.

HEALTH, NUTRITION AND SAFETY

This course is designed to provide an overview of the health, safety and nutritional needs of
children ages 0 to 8 years. Content covers: relevant policies and regulations, basic concepts,
principles and practices of child health, food and nutrition, and child safety including ECCD in
emergencies and child protection. Designing learning environment and opportunities that are
responsive to the health, safety and nutritional needs of children from birth through grade three
will be explored. Emphasis will be given on the importance of partnering with health
professionals, families and communities to help young children establish healthy lifestyles and
achieve their learning potential.

CHILDREN'S LITERATURE

The course focuses on the importance of children's literature for promoting lifelong love of
reading among the young learners and its use as springboard for developing literacy skills.
Strategies and approaches for using children's literature in the classroom will be discussed.

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and learnings university life has given them.

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