ABED 086 Communication Skills Childcare Applications II

3 credits

This course is exclusively for students who qualify for and enroll in the I-BEST Early Childhood Education Certificate of Specialization, Certificate of Completion. This is intended as the second quarter of a two-quarter sequence which begins with the ECE Initial Certificate Certificate of Completion. This course addresses industry specific vocabulary and language skills covered in the technical courses EDUC& 115 Child Development and EDUC& 130 Guiding Behavior.

Prerequisites: ABED 066

Corequisites: EDUC& 115 and EDUC& 130

Course Outcomes
Upon successful completion of this course students will be able to:

Pronounce, spell, and use correctly specialized vocabulary relating to a child’s development and guiding behavior
Write related paragraphs to produce a manual for use in the child care setting
Discuss prominent child development research and theories
Communicate basic child development information to parents and peers
Describe the developmental sequence from conception through early adolescence in all domains using appropriate terminology and identifying characteristics of each
List and describe positive guidance techniques for children birth through early adolescence
Describe and demonstrate positive, respectful and culturally responsive interactions
Document observations of children as a means to assess and communicate growth and development
Develop and write a children’s menu following DEL guidelines
Summarize all guidelines for their area of specialization as outlined by DEL

Total Hours: 30 Lecture Hours: 30