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Description

Prepare for the nationally recognized Child Development Associate® (CDA) Credential—the most widely accepted certification in early childhood education. Whether you’re new to the field or looking to advance, this program helps you build essential skills, boost your confidence, and meet job qualifications. This course introduces social and emotional development, including an overview of socioemotional development and encouraging cooperative play. Much learning and teaching in early childhood education is impacted by socioemotional development and play, so it is important to cover this information. This course explains the importance of play and particularly cooperative play, an important educational strategy for promoting positive socioemotional development. Students will also learn how to use play-based strategies to build children’s social and emotional development.

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Contact: Elizabeth Ireland, Program Manager Email: irelande@missouri.edu

Syllabus

Course Overview:
Prepare for the nationally recognized Child Development Associate® (CDA) Credential—the most widely accepted certification in early childhood education. Whether you’re new to the field or looking to advance, this program helps you build essential skills, boost your confidence, and meet job qualifications.
 
This course introduces social and emotional development, including an overview of socioemotional development and encouraging cooperative play. Much learning and teaching in early childhood education is impacted by socioemotional development and play, so it is important to cover this information. This course explains the importance of play and particularly cooperative play, an important educational strategy for promoting positive socioemotional development. Students will also learn how to use play-based strategies to build children’s social and emotional development. 
 
Learning Outcomes:
At the end of this course, students will be able to:
  • Describe the stages of social-emotional development in early childhood, including the impact of brain development, temperament, and trauma (combines objectives 1,9) [Competency 10] 
  • Create inclusive environments that support the social-emotional needs of all children, including those with special needs, while promoting cultural identity. (encompasses objectives objective 7, 11, 12) [CDA Competency 8] 
  • Reflect on professional practices to continuously improve support for social-emotional development, including the promotion of self-esteem, self-regulation, and cultural identity.(encompasses  objectives 14, 15) [CDA Competency 9, 13] 
  • Develop strategies to build secure, positive relationships with children, with emphasis on adult modeling and the use of positive guidance strategies (combines objectives 2, 8). [CDA competency 10] 
  • Explain the importance of social competence and the development of problem-solving skills and conflict resolution. [Competency 9,10] 
  • Identify strategies that support emotional literacy and foster self-regulation in young children (combines objectives 3 and 5) [Competency 8] 
 
Instructor(s):
Aileen Garcia and Elizabeth Ireland
 
Accommodations
University of Missouri Extension complies with the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990. If you have a disability and need accommodations in connection with participation in an educational program or you need materials in an alternate format, please notify your instructor as soon as possible so that necessary arrangements can be made. Language access services, such as interpretation or translation of vital information, will be provided free of charge to limited English proficient individuals upon request. All requests must be made a minimum of 14 days before course start date. MU Extension will attempt to implement late requests but cannot guarantee they will be met.
 
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CDA SA 3 Supporting Children’s Social - Emotional Development

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