ECH 6303 - Play-Based Curriculum, Inquiry and Instructional Strategies

Credits: 3 Class: 3 Lab: 0
Prerequisite(s): Graduate/post baccalaureate standing and department approval.
This course is designed for MAT students in the early childhood area of the curriculum. It focuses primarily on the cognitive, psychosocial and physical benefits of play as well as the function of play in early childhood through adolescent settings, participants will a) use a variety of instruments to analyze children at play, b) write and design play-focused lessons appropriate for early childhood classrooms, and c) discuss perceptions of using play-based curriculum. Strategies of instruction include modeling, discussion, role-play, use of interactive technology and instructional debriefing.