ECE 570 Internship in Early Childhood Education Preprimary Settings

This is an advanced course that integrates educational theory and practice with field experiences and methods courses. ECE 570 is the first in three terms of integrated ECE course work and field experiences at the preprimary grade level. The concurrent university study and field experience provide an opportunity to bridge theory and practice, with a particular emphasis on various types of literacy (e.g., reading, writing, speaking and listening, visual literacy, numeracy). Candidates meet weekly in seminar to explore and analyze their varied experiences and broaden their base of professional knowledge prior to student teaching. 40 hours of field experience are required in an accredited ECE setting. Pre-requisite(s): None. Co-requisite(s): None. 3 semester hours

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