CDEV 107 Child, Growth and Development

Meet Your Instructor:  Maria Eugenia Navarro

Email: navarro_maria@sac.edu

Instructor Contact Information
Work Phone (714) 623.8648
Office Location F-103 Classroom
Office Hours One hour before class by appointment only

If you have any questions, comments or concerns, navarro_maria@sac.edu is the best way to reach me.  I will respond within 24 hours, Monday to Friday.

Introductory email,

This is Maria E. Navarro I am  pleased  to be your instructor for  CDEV 107:  Child, Growth, and Development class. Who I am… Before the course information, I would like to tell you a about myself. First, I received my High School Diploma from a continuation school when my younger son was in the 10th grade. Then, I continued  to  Santa Ana community college to receive an AA in Liberal Studies. Consequently, I know what it is to be in your seat. I loved being a student at SAC community college and I love teaching here. I received my Bachelors Degree in Child and Adolescent Studies from California State University, Fullerton and continued to receive my Masters in Early Childhood Education from California State University, Long Beach.

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Course Description: CDES 107 Syllabus Document: Syllabus Spring 2018- 48162.pdf

Textbook Information:

Additional Course Information:

Course Description: This course examines the major physical, psychosocial, and cognitive/language developmental milestones for children, from conception through adolescence. Using developmental theories& research methodologies, course emphasis will be on typical and atypical development, maturational processes & environmental factors. Students will also observe children, evaluate individual differences and analyze characteristics of development at various stages.
Course Learning Objectives: 

• Discuss and write about major theories of child development
• Describe ways in which developmental domains are continuous, sequential and inter-related
• Demonstrate knowledge of the physical, social/emotional, cognitive and language development of children both typical and atypical, in major developmental stages
• Explain how bias can influence the research process
• Describe objective techniques when observing behavior in children of different ages and different backgrounds
• Describe the importance of early years and effects of interaction between a child and her/his environment
• Understand the role of family in facilitating children’s development
• Outline the role of teachers and other professionals in facilitating children’s development
• Recognize the role of play and its relationship to development
• Identify and describe the risk factors that impact families and child at each major development stage
• Describe biological and environmental factors influencing the development of identity and self-esteem