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College of Education & Human Services

Early Childhood Education

- Offered Online

The goal of the Early Childhood Education Area of Specialization is to provide candidates with opportunities to expand their knowledge, skills, and understanding of the growth and development of the young child. Candidates are encouraged and supported in their search for new information about their particular interests and needs. Our mission is to help our candidates develop as learners, teachers, leaders, and "experts" in the field of Early Childhood Education.

Core Requirements (15 SH)

ECH 474GÌýÌýÌýÌý ÌýEarly Childhood Assessment (3 SH)

ECH 539ÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌý ÌýCurriculum in Early Childhood Education (3 SH)

ECH 565ÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌý Seminar in Early Childhood Education (3 SH)

ECH 603ÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýResearch in Early Childhood Education (3 SH)

EDS 500ÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌý Methods of Research (3 SH)

Area of Specialization (9 SH)
Choose 9 semester hours from the courses listed below.Ìý Contact Dr. Boh Young Lee for questions at BY-Lee@wiu.edu

C&I 576ÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌý Family and Community Engagement (3 SHe)

ECH 524ÌýÌýÌý ÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýIntervention Techniques in Early Childhood Education (3 SH)

ECH 549 ÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýPracticum in Early Childhood Education (1-4 SH)

ECH 564 ÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýLanguage and Thought of the Child (3 SH)

ECH 571ÌýÌýÌýÌý ÌýÌýÌýÌýTheory and Function of Play (3 SH)

ECH 573 ÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýInfancy and Childhood (3 SH)

LA 578ÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýLanguage Arts for Diverse Learners (3 SH)

RDG 569ÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌý Reading in Early Childhood (3 SH)

Electives (6 SH)

Candidates may select from any of the courses offered at the graduate level by the School of Education. Graduate-level courses in other departments at Â鶹Éç may also be used as electives with advisor approval. Consult your advisor as well as the Graduate Catalog and the course schedule/registration materials for each semester's offerings.

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