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    Nov 21, 2024  
Missouri Baptist University 2024-2025 Graduate Bulletin 
    
Missouri Baptist University 2024-2025 Graduate Bulletin
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ECED 453/553 - Role of Movement and Creative Arts in Development of the Young Child: Seminar and Field Experience


Semester Hours: Three
Students will examine the young child’s fine motor, gross motor, and perceptual motor development and how it can be enhanced through a strong arts curriculum and cultivation of play. The course provides techniques for learning about children’s motor development through observation of children in natural settings and early assessment of motor skills. It introduces methods and materials for integrating music and movement, creativity, imagination, and artistic expression into the early childhood classroom while focusing on a process-oriented approach. Students will apply this knowledge by completing a 15-clock hour field experience in a pre-kindergarten program.
Note: Students taking this course for graduate credit must complete all graduate course requirements.
Prerequisites(s): EDUC 203, EDUC 303, and PSYC 313 or PSYC 553  for those seeking initial teacher certification.



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