Early Childhood Education

University of South Carolina-Columbia

Bachelor's DegreeAcademicCIP: 13.1210

This program is designed for undergraduate students at the University of South Carolina who are interested in a career as an early childhood teacher, serving children birth through age 8. Students who successfully complete the degree and licensure requirements and have a positive recommendation by the faculty will be recommended for teacher certification for prekindergarten through grade 3.

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Program Details

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Requirements

What you need to earn this credential

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Financial Aid

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Early Childhood Education

University of South Carolina-Columbia

Bachelor's DegreeAcademicCIP: 13.1210

Skills & Competencies

Skills developed through this program

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Skills

Active ListeningSpeakingMonitoringInstructingSocial PerceptivenessReading ComprehensionLearning StrategiesCoordinationService OrientationWritingCritical ThinkingActive Learning

Knowledge

English LanguagePsychologyEducation and TrainingCustomer and Personal ServiceMathematicsPublic Safety and SecuritySociology and AnthropologyAdministration and Management

Abilities

Oral ComprehensionOral ExpressionProblem SensitivitySpeech RecognitionSpeech ClarityWritten ComprehensionDeductive ReasoningWritten ExpressionFluency of IdeasNear VisionInformation OrderingInductive ReasoningOriginalityCategory Flexibility

Tasks

Provide assistance to students with special needs.
Teach socially acceptable behavior, employing techniques such as behavior modification or positive r
Supervise students in classrooms, halls, cafeterias, school yards, and gymnasiums, or on field trips
Tutor and assist children individually or in small groups to help them master assignments and to rei
Enforce administration policies and rules governing students.
Instruct students individually and in groups, using teaching methods such as lectures, discussions,
Establish and enforce rules for behavior and procedures for maintaining order among the students.
Guide and counsel students with adjustment or academic problems or with special academic interests.
Establish and enforce rules for behavior and policies and procedures to maintain order among student
Prepare children for later grades by encouraging them to explore learning opportunities and to perse
Instruct students individually and in groups, adapting teaching methods to meet students' varying ne
Teach basic skills, such as color, shape, number and letter recognition, personal hygiene, and socia
Establish and enforce rules for behavior and procedures for maintaining order.
Adapt teaching methods and instructional materials to meet students' varying needs and interests.
Prepare course materials, such as syllabi, homework assignments, and handouts.
Conduct research in a particular field of knowledge and publish findings in professional journals, b
Compile, administer, and grade examinations, or assign this work to others.
Deliver presentations at professional conferences.

Technology

Computer based training softwareDesktop communications softwareElectronic mail softwareData base user interface and query softwareVideo creation and editing softwareMulti-media educational softwareSpreadsheet softwareOffice suite softwareProject management softwareCalendar and scheduling softwareWord processing softwareAnalytical or scientific software

Tools

Alternative computer keyboardsAudio tape recorders or playersBraille slatesBraille stylusesCommunication boardsCompact disk CD playersComputer laser printersData input scannersDesktop computersDigital video camerasDigital video disk DVD playersEducational board gamesEmergency first aid kitsEnteral feeding equipmentEye controlled computer mouse equipmentIntercom systemsLaminating equipmentLaptop computersLiquid crystal display LCD projectorsMicrophonesAudiotape playersCompact digital camerasHandheld calculatorsLaminating machinesOptical compound microscopesOverhead display projectorsPegboardsPencil compassesPersonal computersSand tables

Work Values

RelationshipsAchievementIndependenceWorking ConditionsSupportRecognition

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