YEAR TWO TRIMESTER ONE

COURSE TITLE: METHODS OF TEACHING IN EARLY CHILDHOOD

COURSE CODE: ECP 7201
HOURS TAUGHT: 3 hrs per week
PREREQUISITES NONE
PURPOSE OF COURSE
The course introduces students to many different methods for teaching childhood
learners. The methods vary and as such incorporate the needs of the learners. As such
it will enable early childhood educators to teach effectively and with variety to meet the
purpose of education. Young children enjoy poems, songs, and simple actions.
EXPECTED LEARNING OUTCOMES
By the end of the course, learners should be able to:
 Identify the different methods of teaching early childhood learners
 Explain the different methods of teaching
 Develop ideas of a specific method of teaching; ponder on what they could do in
challenging situations.
 Discuss the strategies of effective teaching.
Course content:
 Whole group discussion
 Dramatization
 Brain storming
 Discovery learning
 Concept mapping
 Music and the spoken word
 Role play
 Questioning
 Story telling/narration
 Work sheets
 Buzz sessions/group work
  Project approach
 Object lessons
 Drawing activities
 Choral reading
 Games
 Guest speakers
 Guest speakers

MODE OF DELIVERY
 Lectures
 Reading assignments
 Practical assignments
 Documentaries
INSTRUCTIONAL MATERIALS AND / OR EQUIPMENT
 Whiteboard and Markers
 Flip Charts
 LCD Projectors
 CDs, DVDs and Tapes
COURSE ASSESSMENT
 Continuous assessments tests 20%
 Group and individual project (course work) 20%
 End of Semester Examination 60%
Total 100%
READING MATERIALS
Gesinde, S. A.(1999). Readings in Counseling Practicum. Vantage Publishers (Int)
LTD, Ibadan
American Counseling Association (1994). The School Counselor, Vol 42, No. 2
Kochhar, S.K. (2002). Guidance and Counseling in Colleges and Universities
Bhatnager, A. & Gupta, N. (2000). Guidance and Counseling; vol 1: A Theoretical
Perspective.
COURSE TITLE: THEORIES OF CHILD DEVELOPMENTAL
PSYCHOLOGY
COURSE CODE: ECP 7107
HOURS TAUGHT: 3 hrs per week
PREREQUISITES NONE
PURPOSE OF COURSE
The course equips students with skills of handling children at different stages of
development. The students need to be equipped with knowledge about the process of
human development and how the development process affects the individual
adjustment and there after the challenges a person faces at different stage of life. The
learners will appreciate the contributions of different theorist on child development and
developmental stages.

EXPECTED LEARNING OUTCOMES

By the end of the course, the students should be able to:
 Describe the different theories on child development
 Explain what leads to poor study habits, memory loss and reading difficulties
 Identify and explain the stages of child development

COURSE CONTENT
 Piaget’s Theory of cognitive development
 Sensorimotor stage
 Pre occupational stage
 Concrete operational
 Formal Operational
 Post Paigetian and Neo-Piagetian stages
 Eric Erickson theory of Psycho social development
 Nature and causes of academic deficiencies
 Circumstances leading to poor study habits, memory loss and reading difficulties
 Effects of deficiencies on the child, family and community
  Nature of remediation program to address deficiencies
MODE OF DELIVERY
 Lectures
 Reading assignments
 Peer discussions
INSTRUCTIONAL MATERIALS
 LCD Projector
 CDs, DVDs
COURSE ASSESSMENT
 Individual/group Class presentations 20%
 Individual Take-home coursework 20%
 End of Semester Exams 60%

READING MATERIALS
Gesinde, S. A.(1999). Readings in Counseling Practicum. Vantage Publishers (Int)
LTD, Ibadan
American Counseling Association (1994). The School Counselor, Vol 42, No. 2
Kochhar, S.K. (2002). Guidance and Counseling in Colleges and Universities
Bhatnager, A. & Gupta, N. (2000). Guidance and Counseling; vol 1: A Theoretical
Perspective.
Solstad, Karl (2001). Making Small Schools Work, UNESCO, International Institute For
Capacity Building In Africa.
Verspoor, A. (1998). A Chance To Learn: Knowledge And Finance For Education In Sub-
Saharan Africa. Washington D. C.: The World Bank.
World Bank (2004). The Rural Access Initiative: A Review Of Activities And
Achievements 2001-2004: Shortening The Distance To EFA In The African Sahel.