ECE 7720:Sensorial Foundations of Intellectual Life

2 Class Hours 3 Laboratory Hours 3 Credit Hours
Prerequisite: Admission to Montessori Graduate Certificate program or M.Ed. program.
Sensorial experiences provide the foundations for all cognitive growth. Sensorial development can be richly enhanced through the use of scientifically designed, developmentally appropriate materials which address a child’s need to refine skills related to each of the senses. Work with these materials promotes the sensorial development required for the successful mastery of writing, reading and mathematics skills. In addition, students learn to help children develop listening, sight singing, and musical notation skills with the Kodaly music education strategies and the Montessori bells and boards. Students learn to present materials related to Geometry, Botany, Geography and the Peace Curriculum. This course includes an extensive field experience. Verification of professional liability insurance is required prior to placement in the field.