CHDV C252 Content Review
Advisory Reading - 1 Level Prior to Transfer and	Reading Level 1 skills prepare students to succeed in CHDV C252 by ensuring they have the skills to read textbooks, journal articles, and assigned readings, and are able to make connections between regulations, developmental theory, and program best practices. The ability to make these connections adequately prepares students to participate in discussions, formulate answers for quizzes and exams, and summarize materials read. Reading Level 1 skills also ensure students have the ability to identify central points, evaluate sources, distinguish fact from opinion, identify bias, and draw inferences, all important skills when learning how to work with young children.
Advisory Writing - 1 Level Prior to Transfer and	In CHDV C252 students are expected to write summaries of text chapters, journal articles, observations, and assigned readings as well as to make connections between regulations and program best practices. Writing Level 1 skills prepare student to succeed in CHDV C252 by ensuring they are able to write short essays that synthesize observations, lectures, and assigned readings that are free of major spelling and grammatical errors. Writing Level 1 skills ensure that students are able to compose a formal research paper from multiple sources including finding, evaluating, organizing, and synthesizing college-level reading materials and to construct a detailed outline and annotated bibliography that projects the structure of the research paper and reflects the extent of their literature search and the relevance of the sources chosen. Writing Level 1 skills prepare students to use the corrected proof of their outline to draft a research paper that is properly formatted and written in clear, grammatically correct prose.
Prerequisite 9 units of Child Development classes including CHDV C251	CHDV C252 is the capstone class for the CHDV Site Supervisor Permit. Child Development program administrators are managers responsible for providing oversight for all program operations, as well as leadership in child development and the greater community. This course integrates development theories, curriculum skills, and family and community relationships with the legal requirements of California Department of Social Services, Title 22 licensing and California Department of Education, Child Development Division, Title 5 code requirements and the myriad budget and business management skills attained in CHDV C251. CHDV C252 integrates the previously learned theories and skills into practical management of child development centers that value the individual child, respect all families and are joyous places to work.