College of the Siskiyous

Early Childhood Education at College of the Siskiyous
Siskiyou County Office of Education Site
The Early Childhood Education (ECE) program is designed for students seeking work and training for licensed day care centers, preschools, and/or a license from the Commission on Teacher Credentialing. In addition, the program meets the course requirements for teachers and directors of private child care programs licensed by the California State Department of Social Services (Title 22). This program is a hands-on approach to learning skills in working with young children from birth through age 12. Completing this program will prepare students for employment at the various levels within privately funded child care centers and publicly funded child development programs.
Instructor:Kate Ashbey
E-CIRCLE Courses are offered through CAL-NET via the online forum Teachscape.

ECE 60 PART I : Preschool Language and Literacy Curriculum

Introduce current research and effective teaching strategies for successful language and literacy instruction to pre-kindergarten children. This course focuses on the practice, purposes and procedures of classroom management and literacy instruction in a preschool setting. The student will demonstrate knowledge of the theoretical and research foundations of effective classroom management and literacy instruction for pre-kindergarten children including:

• How classroom environments influence learning and development;
• The importance of creating a "sound-rich environment" in which children can experience, manipulate, and play with sounds;
• The importance of vocabulary development and its connection to early literacy: increased vocabulary, higher level of listening comprehension, word recognition, and reading comprehension abilities.

ECE 60 PART 2 : Preschool Language and Literacy Curriculum

Introduce current research and effective teaching strategies for successful language and literacy instruction to pre-kindergarten children. This course focuses on the practice, purposes and procedures of classroom management and literacy instruction in a preschool setting. The student will demonstrate knowledge of: the theoretical and research foundations of effective classroom management and literacy instruction for pre-kindergarten children including:

• The structure of read alouds and their role in language development;
• How read alouds assist in children's development of print and book awareness;
• The role of alphabetic knowledge in reading success;
• How listening and speaking support children's development both receptive and expressive language skills
• The stages of children's writing development, from scribbling to conventional writing.