Jonathan Toruno Altamirano’s Profile

In­tro­duc­tion to Lit­er­a­ture

Introduction to Literature

This course ex­am­ines the psy­cho­log­i­cal and psy­choso­cial foun­da­tions of early child­hood and re­lates these foun­da­tions to ed­u­ca­tional prac­tice with young chil­dren, birth to eight years. It fo­cuses on his­tor­i­cal and con­tem­po­rary the­o­ries of child­hood de­vel­op­ment. Early learn­ing is con­sid­ered in re­la­tion to bi­o­log­i­cal fac­tors, child and fam­ily fac­tors, pro­gram fac­tors and so­cial fac­tors, par­tic­u­larly in di­verse urban set­tings. Young chil­dren’s phys­i­cal, cog­ni­tive, com­mu­nica­tive, so­cial and emo­tional de­vel­op­ment is ex­plored as con­trib­u­tors to and as con­se­quences of early learn­ing ex­pe­ri­ences. This course re­quires 15 hours of field­work.

This course examines the psychological and psychosocial foundations of early childhood and relates these foundations to educational practice with young children, birth to eight years. It focuses on historical and contemporary theories of childhood development. Early learning is considered in relation to biological factors, child and family factors, program factors and social factors, particularly in diverse urban settings. Young children’s physical, cognitive, communicative, social and emotional development is explored as contributors to and as consequences of early learning experiences. This course requires 15 hours of fieldwork.

Stu­dents com­plete the re­quired 15 hours of field­work for ECE 110 by en­rolling, at­tend­ing and par­tic­i­pat­ing in this field­work sem­i­nar. The field­work sem­i­nar will meet two hours a week at our en­rolled day/time/lo­ca­tion for the first eight weeks of the se­mes­ter. The ECE 110 field­work sem­i­nar is graded pass/fail based on at­ten­dance and par­tic­i­pa­tion in re­quired class ac­tiv­i­ties. Any stu­dent who fails the field­work sem­i­nar AU­TO­MAT­I­CALLY fails the en­tire ECE 110 course, re­gard­less of your earned grade in the lec­ture por­tion of ECE 110. At the end of this sem­i­nar, your in­struc­tor will com­plete a pass/fail form. YOU are re­spon­si­ble for giv­ing this form to your ECE 110 lec­ture in­struc­tor to en­sure that your com­ple­tion of the sem­i­nar por­tion of ECE 110 is recorded.

Students complete the required 15 hours of fieldwork for ECE 110 by enrolling, attending and participating in this fieldwork seminar. The fieldwork seminar will meet two hours a week at our enrolled day/time/location for the first eight weeks of the semester. The ECE 110 fieldwork seminar is graded pass/fail based on attendance and participation in required class activities. Any student who fails the fieldwork seminar AUTOMATICALLY fails the entire ECE 110 course, regardless of your earned grade in the lecture portion of ECE 110. At the end of this seminar, your instructor will complete a pass/fail form. YOU are responsible for giving this form to your ECE 110 lecture instructor to ensure that your completion of the seminar portion of ECE 110 is recorded.