Humber Institute of Technology & Advanced Learning

Faculty of Health Sciences & Wellness

Early Childhood Education Department
Course Number and Name: ECE 114 Child Development: Pre-natal to 2 ½ Years
Professor: Roxana Zuleta
Day: Tuesday, January 7 – April 14, 2020
Time: 10:45 AM to 1:25 PM.
Room: NO-H304
Text: Berk, L. (2018). Development through the lifespan. (7th ed.). Boston: Pearson. On REVEL online
platform.
Additional Required Course Materials (available online):
 MyVirtualLife, embedded within your textbook access purchase on REVEL
 How Does Learning Happen? Ontario’s Pedagogy for the Early Years. Retrieved from
http://www.edu.gov.on.ca/childcare/HowLearningHappens.pdf (HDLH)
 Excerpts from “ELECT”. [NOTE: Original publication prepared by the Best Start Expert Panel, 2007].
Retrieved from http://www.edu.gov.on.ca/childcare/ExcerptsFromELECT.pdf (ELECT)
 Think, Feel, Act: Lessons from Research about Young Children. Retrieved from
http://www.edu.gov.on.ca/childcare/researchbriefs.pdf (TFA)

Course Content dates and topics may change to meet emerging class needs
Critical Path - WEEKLY COURSE CONTENT
Week # CONTENT Complete Assigned Readings Before Class
DATE
1 Introduction: For our first class:
Jan. 7  Course outline, Important Dates, Assignments,
use of Blackboard, REVEL, MyVirtualLife and **Bring your purchased access card from the
Expectations Bookstore for the Course Text . It includes
 Pearson representative will be in class to access to MyVirtualLife.
assist with signing up and accessing online You will need to bring a mobile device (an
course text platform iPad, mobile, laptop, phone will do) to class
Please also bring the following items located
Views on Development on our course Blackboard site:
 Historical Foundations Course Outline for ECE 114
 Modern beliefs and practices Critical Path for ECE 114
 Indigenous worldview: Creation Stories Berk
 Domains of Development & Common Chapter #1
Developmental Areas Section 1.2 pp. 5-7
Section 1.3 pp.7-12
Table 1.1 p.8; Table 1.4 p. 27
2 Foundations of Development Berk
Jan. 14 Factors which influence development Chapter #1
 Nature & Nurture … Genetic & Environmental See previous week readings and
influences Section 1.6 pp. 23-26
 Relationship between the child and Chapter #2
environment; Ecological Theory Section 2.5 pp.56-63
 Principles of Development: patterns and Section 2.6 pp.66-73
individual variation of development, Intro to ELECT browse; TFA: pp. 5-6
Assignment(s) Print and bring Assignment

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Virtual Child Birth Announcements Visit by Pearson Representative to help

you log in the Virtual Child Platform
3 Prenatal Development Berk
Jan. 21  Milestones of pre-natal development Chapter #2
 Pre-natal Substance Exposure (PSE): Section 2.3 pp.45-46, 50-55
Fetal Alcohol Syndrome, Down Table 1.1 relevant sections
Syndrome Chapter #3 pp. 75-100
 Birthing impacts on development Table 3.2 p. 82
 Anoxia, Cerebral Palsy HDLH: p. 20, 36
 Impacts of pre-natal development on the TFA: pp.11-14
early years
Core Concepts print and review:
http://www.education.com/reference/article/cor
e-concepts-prenatal-infant-toddler/

4 Physical Growth and Development Berk

Jan. 28  The New Born Chapter #3
 APGAR test Section 3.9, 3.10, 3.11 & 3.12 pp.101-113
 Reflexes Chapter #4
 Sensation & Perception Section 4.2 & 4.4 pp.117-125
 Brain Development (physical) HDLH: p. 20, 36
TFA: pp.11-14
Health and Safety of Infants
 Breast Feeding
 S.I.D.S.
 Shaken Baby Syndrome
Virtual Child #1 class experience. Your child Virtual Child #1, please bring your notes on
should be up to 8 months of age prior to coming your child and Bring Your Own Device 10%
to today’s class.
5 Physical Growth and Development Berk
Feb. 4  Motor Development: Fine & Gross Motor Chapter #4 pp.114-147, relevant sections
 Physical Development and Milestones ELECT: relevant sections on this
 Birth – 3 months developmental area
 3 – 18months
 18 – 2 ½ years
 Bones and Teeth
 Emerging Abilities : Vision, handedness,
coordination
 Tummy Time
Babies Movie
6 Cognitive Development Berk
Feb. 11  Psychoanalysis Chapter #1
 Social Learning Systems Section 1.5 pp. 17-19
 Constructivist theories Section 1.6 pp. 19-20, 22-23
 Learning theories Chapter #4
 Object Permanence Section 4.5 pp. 130-133
 Learning, Categorizing, Remembering and Chapter #5 pp.149-173, relevant sections
Intelligence ELECT: relevant sections on this
 Research on Brain Development (function) developmental area
HDLH: p. 6
Factors affecting cognitive development
Babies Movie
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7 Mid-term Test in class Complete raising your Virtual Child up to 2 ½
Feb. 18 years.
Please come prepared having reviewed all
content covered from Week #1-6 Mid-term Test 25% Short answer, in class
Be sure to review the readings and interactive
components on REVEL

Feb. Reading Week – no classes Please raise your Virtual Child to age 2 ½
24-28 years and work on your Research Plan

8 Virtual Child #2 class experience. Your child Virtual Child #2, please bring your notes on
March 3 should be up to 2 ½ years of age prior to your child and Bring Your Own Device 10%
coming to today’s class.

Research Assignment reviewed

9 Language, Literacy & Communication Berk

March 10 Development Chapter #5
 Nature & Nurture Section 5.10 & 5.11 pp.173-181
 The Beginnings of Language
Communication and pragmatics, Nativist
Norm Chomsky, Behaviourist, constructivist
approaches

Babies Movie
**Research Clinic bring your ideas, notes and Research Assignment Check-in Clinic
materials
10 Social & Emotional Development Berk
March 17  Erikson’s Psychosocial Theory Chapter #1
 Freud’s Psychosexual Theory Section 1.4 p. 15-17
 Expression & social referencing Table 1.2 p.15
 Infant-Toddler Mental Health Chapter #6
Factors affecting social growth and Section 6.1-6.5 pp. 182-195
development ELECT: relevant sections on this
developmental area
TFA: pp.21-25
11 Temperament Berk
March 24  Exploring various approaches: Chapter #6
 Behaviourist, Psychoanalytical, Ecological Sections 6.1-6.8 pp. 182-206
 Temperament and its link to personality Section 6.9 pp.206-211
Theories of Attachment
 Margaret Mahler ELECT: relevant sections on this
 Mary Main developmental area
 Mary Ainsworth TFA: pp.21-25
 John Bowlby
Development of ‘The Self’ Article: The Science and Psychology of
 Self-awareness (who are you, who am I) Infant and Toddler Care by J. Ronald Lally
 Self-Recognition posted on Blackboard
 Self-Control
Research Assignment DUE 20%

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12 Role of the Early Childhood Professional Berk

March 31  Building responsive relationships
 Core concepts
 Meeting the needs of the infant and
toddler
 Individually responsive programming
 Creating an environment to foster growth
of the “whole child”
Virtual Child Parent Meetings…
Chapter Summaries:
pp. 146-147, 180-181, & 210-211
Milestones in Infancy & Toddlerhood
pp. 212-213
HDLH: pp. 19, 31-35
TFA: pp.7-8
Virtual Child #3, Parent-Educator Meeting.
Please bring a developmentally appropriate
toy/book, notes on your child and Bring Your
Own Device 10%

13 Review for Final Test Berk

April 7 Key learning Chapter Summaries:
Test Topics pp. 146-147, 180-181, & 210-211
Milestones in Infancy & Toddlerhood
pp. 212-213
HDLH: pp. 19, 31-35
TFA: pp.7-8

14 Final Test 25% ***Check course site for timing and location
April 13-17 Short and long answer Format

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