CHDV 111 - Child Guidance/Communication

4 Credit Hour(s) / 4 Billing Hour(s)
This course includes field experience. Students learn interaction skills and environmental structures that foster social and emotional growth in children in early childhood education. Topics include positive guidance and discipline, effective communication with children, problem solving, and social skill development.

Semesters Offered: Fall, Spring
Prerequisite(s): None
Placement Scores: Reading Level 5 or (Reading Level 4 and ENGL 099 concurrently) and Writing Level 4
Course Note: All students must register for 4 hours/week at an approved (by CHDV program) weekday daytime field experience site by emailing jordanh@lcc.edu. Students must pass an ICHAT criminal background check and a State of Michigan Central Registry Clearance prior to beginning field experience. Students may be required to submit proof of vaccinations, including COVID, prior to beginning field experience. Students who have not submitted required documentation by the 2nd week of the semester may be dropped from the course. In addition to regular class time, students are required to complete training online required for field experience. Information will be distributed via the course management site. To complete an Associate Degree or Certificate in Child Development and Early Education in the shortest possible time, students must enroll in CHDV 111 in their first semester.