Supporting Human Development and Learning (3cr)

Evaluation scale

Pass/Fail

Objective

The purpose of the course is to increase your understanding of the challenges of education, development, and learning of children under school age and how to support them in early childhood education in a multidisciplinary cooperation.

Competences:

Ethical competences in the social field
Competence in social client work

Learning outcomes:

You are aware of the three levels of support and recognize the values and ethical principles underlying the work in early childhood education. You are able to consider individual support needs in a professionally ethical way. You are able to promote equality, equity and diversity and to act in situations of value conflict in an ethically justified and socially sustainable way.

You are able to theoretically identify, structure and describe various individual factors challenging learning and development in children under school age. You are able to plan, implement and evaluate goal-oriented activities according to individual needs. You recognize the importance of educational cooperation with families in supporting child development and learning.

Content

The main content of the course is to examine the diversity of growth, development and learning of children under school age, as well as the individual variation associated with it. The course provides basic readiness to observe and structure special guidance needs and to apply research-based pedagogical methods in a child-oriented manner.

During the course, knowledge will be gained about the legislation that guides development and supports learning in early childhood education: the basics of the early childhood education plan, the basics of the preschool curriculum, and a working approach based on the inclusion principle and resource-based thinking.

Location and time

Non-stop. Exam-tenttistudiossa.

Materials

Pihlaja, P. & Viitala, R. Varhaiserityiskasvatus. 2018. PS-kustannus.

Sandberg, E. (2021).Pedagoginen tuki varhaiskasvatuksessa ja esiopetuksessa.PS-kustannus.

Heiskanen, N. & Syrjämäki, M. (2022) Pienet tuetut askeleet. Varhaiskasvatuksen uudistuva tuki ja kehittyvät käytännöt. PS-Kustannus.

Teaching methods

Itsenäinen perehtyminen jakson sisältöihin ja kirjallisuuteen
Kirjapaketti tentitään itsenäisesti exam-tenttistudiossa.

Exam schedules

Opiskelija varaa itsenäisesti tenttiajan ja tekee tentin. Ohjeet moodlessa.

Student workload

3op
79 tuntia tenttimateriaalin hankkiminen, lukeminen, opiskelu
2 tuntia tentti

Qualifications

You know the basic principles of work in early childhood education and you recognise the stages of development of children under school age.