ECH 205 - Early Childhood Community Practicum

Credits: 4
Lecture Hours: 1
Lab Hours: 9
Students will experience an extended placement at an early childhood program in the community (two mornings per week). Emphasis will be placed on the workplace experience, including working with and relating to all members of staff, understanding the program in the context of the community it serves, working within any fiscal constraints of the program and respecting the educational philosophy of the program in which they are placed. Students will be required to execute learning experience presentations and will be exposed to practical experience in all aspects of program planning for young children. Students will also be required to attend a weekly seminar class, meet at regularly scheduled field supervisor conferences and complete written assignments as assigned.
Notes: (1) Either ECH 205 or ECH 206 must be taken as a corequisite of ECH 214. (2) Transportation to and from practicum sites is the responsibility of the student. (3) Students are required to submit a completed physical examination form within two weeks of the beginning of the semester. (4) Students must register for both a lecture and a lab
Prerequisite(s): Successful completion of ECH 107 and completion of ECH 108 with a grade of C or better