Early Childhood Education

Concentration Requirements

Required Courses - 18SH

Child Growth & Development

ECE 504

Human Development: Infancy and Childhood

3

Planning and Assessment -candidates take one of the following

ECE 503	Teaching and Learning in Early Childhood	3
ECE 507	STEM in Early Childhood	3
EDU 504	Assessment and Curriculum Differentiation in Early Childhood Setting	2

Early Childhood Methods & Content Pedagogy- candidates take one of the following

ECE 503	Teaching and Learning in Early Childhood	3
ECE 507	STEM in Early Childhood	3
ECE 526	Methods of Developing Mathematical Mindsets in Early Childhood	3

Literacy Methods- candidates take one of the following

ECE 522	Foundations of Emergent Literacy	3
RLP 537	Early Literacy Methods, PreK-3	3

Collaborative Relationships with Family or Communities

ECE 510

Child, Family and Community

3

Electives

Candidates must complete one of the following courses not chosen in the requirements above to satisfy 18sh. 

ECE 503	Teaching and Learning in Early Childhood	3
ECE 507	STEM in Early Childhood	3
EDU 504	Assessment and Curriculum Differentiation in Early Childhood Setting	2
ECE 526	Methods of Developing Mathematical Mindsets in Early Childhood	3
ECE 522	Foundations of Emergent Literacy	3
RLP 537	Early Literacy Methods, PreK-3	3

This coursework, along with the fulfillment of other requirements, can be applied to the State of Illinois subsequent endorsement in Early Childhood Education. Visit the Illinois State Board of Education for more details.