Students will learn key principles and stages of language acquisition, developmental and learning theories through clinical experiences with children from birth to grade 12. Field experiences provide opportunities to explore ways in which physical characteristics, communication skills, cognitive capacities, and the social-emotional needs of children are used to understand theory and inform adult-child interaction and developmentally appropriate practice.
Outcomes: Students will explore the ways in which social, cultural, and environmental contexts shape language, development and cognitive processing at each age, and use this knowledge to inform recommendations for developmentally appropriate adult-child interaction and pedagogical practices with every age range from birth through grade 12.
Outcomes: Students will explore the ways in which social, cultural, and environmental contexts shape language, development and cognitive processing at each age, and use this knowledge to inform recommendations for developmentally appropriate adult-child interaction and pedagogical practices with every age range from birth through grade 12.