FCS 5260 - Early Childhood Mathematics Curriculum and Instruction

Meets with FCS 6260. Acquaints teacher candidates with appropriate methods for teaching mathematics in early childhood classrooms. A concrete, hands-on approach is emphasized, as students learn, develop, and practice methods which promote the acquisition of mathematical concepts in young children as supported by learning theory. Open only to students in the early childhood teacher licensure program. Students enrolled in FCS 6260 will be held to a higher standard of performance and may be assigned additional work.