CDE 261 CHALLENGING BEHAVIORS

3 Units 3 hours lecture
Recommended Preparation: CDE 7 Child Growth and Development or CDE 7H Honors Child Growth and Development OR CDE 124 Preschool and Early Primary Child Development
Appropriate for classroom teachers in various settings, students will identify developmentally appropriate behaviors, challenging behaviors and the various influences that effect children’s behavior. Students will analyze children’s behaviors and select strategies to make positive changes. Emphasizes the connection between children’s social and emotional development and their success in the classroom, and how the teachers’ perceptions, experiences, and behavior influence child behaviors.
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