Discuss the foundations and core theories of infant and child development
Describe the holistic development of the neonate and 0-3 month old infant
Describe the holistic development of the 3-12 month old infant
Describe the holistic development of the 12-36 month old toddler and young child
Course Curriculum
Module 1: Foundations of learning and development
Module 2: The Neonate & Infant: 0-3 months milestones
Module 3: Infant development: 3-6months
Module 4: Infant development: 6-9 mon
Module 5: The Infant: 9-12 months
Module 6: The toddler: 12-18 months
Module 7: The toddler: 18 - 24 months
Module 8: The young child: 24 - 36 months
Course Overview
With the significance placed on the first 1,000 days of a child’s life, understanding typical infant and child development is essential for anyone working with young children, and especially those interventionists, care workers and professionals working with children that have any form of disability, or special needs and barriers to learning. In this course, we discuss different theories and perspective of childhood development and then move on to discussing the different stages of development from birth up until 3 years old.
“This course is a model for training early childhood intervention providers to gain knowledge about families and their children who are deaf or hard of hearing. This is a great step forward in assuring foundational knowledge of those providing family centred care to families with children who are deaf or hard of hearing.” - Christine Yoshinaga-Itano
Prof Claudine Storbeck et al Lecturer Overview:
Prof Claudine Storbeck
Prof Claudine Storbeck is the Founder and Director of the Centre for Deaf Studies at the University of the Witwatersrand. She has been involved in issues surrounding Deaf Education and Deaf Studies for 27 years.
Caitlin Wakefield
Caitlin Wakefield studied Audiology at UKZN, graduating in 2015. After completing her community service year, she joined KwaThintwa School for the Deaf as an Audiologist and has been working with preschool learners for the last four years.
