85-484 Practicum in Child Development
3–12 units, Carnegie Mellon University
This guided field experience is designed to help students deepen their understanding of developmental psychology by assisting in a preschool or kindergarten classroom and discussing the ways that their experiences relate to the theories they have learned previously and to new readings. Each student will individually schedule a consistent 6 hours per week helping in a Childrens School classroom preferably 2 or 3 chunks of time. Classroom duties will include working oneonone and with small groups of students as they do puzzles, art projects, dramatic play, etc., as well as helping with snack, playground supervision, classroom cleanup, and storytime. Each student will be expected to keep a journal 1 relating general experiences to developmental theories and 2 documenting the development of a particular child during the semester. All students will meet for a 1 hour weekly discussion with the director. Discussion topics and related readings will be selected collaboratively, based on issuesquestions raised by the groups observations and discussions. This course is typically 9 units, but may be negotiable between 3 and 9. Class meeting time for the Spring 23 semester is Tuesdays from 11am to 1220pm in MMC 17
Prerequisites: 85-221
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