ECE4104 Diversity in Young Children (FOEDU)

Semester 1 (ONC)Toowoomba (ONC)Fraser Cst (EXT)Toowoomba

Units 1.0 (Teacher Education: Early Child) Band 5

Pre-requisite: FOE2001 or EDU1112 or ECE1101 or TEA1101

State law in Queensland (Australia) requires that all adults working/undertaking professional experience/researching with children under the age of 18, in the state of Queensland are required to possess a current suitability card (Blue Card). (See "Other Requirements" for further information.) Also see: http://www.childcomm.qld.gov.au/employment/bluecard/informationSheets.html.

Synopsis

This course explores how diversity in learning and development in young children encompasses individual variations in temperament, culture and experience and ability differences ranging from gifts to disabilities. Early childhood professionals' responsibility to recognise and cater for all forms of diversity necessitates expansion of their knowledge base in atypical development and in specialised educational strategies and resources. Extension of competencies in working as partners with parents and other community professionals and an awareness of specialised support services for children and families enables early childhood educators to include children more effectively and to balance the needs of all members of the early childhood service.