ECCE 286 Infant Toddler Practicum experience is designed to provide the student, under supervision, with opportunities to apply and consolidate knowledge and skills in working with infants and toddlers in group settings. Five weeks in length, this block practicum places each student in an early childhood setting for children under age three.
Prerequisites: Early Childhood Education Certificate. Successful completion of ECCE 285 , ECE 200, ECE 260 and HSER 267 with a minimum of 60%.
Corequisite: ECCE 282
Crosslisted: None
Accessibility Services Notice
Students who would like an academic accommodation and who have a documented disability should contact Accessibility Services, if they have not already done so.Course Details| Total number of weeks | 6 |
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| Total Credits | |
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| Total Hours | 200 |
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Typical hours per week breakdown| Lecture | 12 |
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| Other | 188 |
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Learning Outcomes
Upon successful completion of this course, the learner will be able to:
- have an understanding the caregivers role for the child under three years of age.
- applying principles of quality care and interpersonal communication in developing and facilitating collaborative interpersonal relationships with and among a variety of children under three, families, team members and other professionals in the ECCE community.
- demonstrate knowledge and skill in observing, recording and analyzing significant information to all aspects of the care and education of the child under three years.
- use observations, ECCE principles, and personal creativity in planning, providing, and evaluating developmentally appropriate approaches to support and extend the play and discovery of the child under three years.
- use the principles of guidance in guiding the behaviour of children under three years.
- demonstrate accountability as an Early Childhood Educators and in taking responsibility for personal and professional growth.
Grading Table
| Grade |
Description |
| AAV |
ABOVE AVERAGE -The student has mastered all or most course objectives/requirements in a minimum time frame and has exemplified good work and study habits. |
| COM |
COMPLETE – denotes that the student has mastered a satisfactory number of course objectives/requirements in a non-credit course |
| CRG |
CREDIT GRANTED - denotes that the student performance was satisfactory in a credit course. |
| NCG |
NO CREDIT GRANTED - denotes that the student performance was unsatisfactory. |
| PCG |
PARTIAL CREDIT GRANTED – denotes that the student has successfully completed a portion of the course objectives in a credit course. |
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Disclaimer
Information contained in this course outline is correct at the time of publication. Content of the course is revised on an ongoing basis to ensure relevance to changing educational, employment and market needs. The instructor will endeavor to provide notice of changes to students as soon as possible. The instructor reserves the right to add or delete material from courses.