Portmarnock Community School Adult Education Department
Early Child Psychology
Course Outline:
Week 1: Introduction:
- Understanding how children are different to adults
- Early childhood education/practice in Ireland
Week 2: Development:
- How does development occur?
- Newborn development
Week 3: The development of thinking
- Intelligence
- Creativity
- Perception & memory
Week 4: The development of language
- Language development
- Language processing
Week 5: Social Development
- Attachment
- Friendships
- temperament
Week 6: Emotional Development
- Aggression
- Relating to others
Week 7: Play & learning
- Types of play
- Types of learning
- Models of early education
Week 8: Identity & Self
- Personality
- Peer relations
- Children’s rights
Week 9: Family & Parenting
- Parenting styles
- Family roles
Week 10: Recap
Starts 30th Sept. 2017 10 weeks €100 10am – 12pm
About the Tutor: Sarah Hughes
I am a psychology PhD student in child and youth research. I have a 2.1 BA in Psychology and an Msc in Applied Psychology. I teach undergraduate statistics labs and seminars in Trinity College Dublin, Child Development tutorials in St Patrick’s Drumcondra and I teach Psychology on the DCU summer scholars programme for gifted children. I have previously taught an adult education QQI level 6 Child Psychology course in Scoil Mhuire in Clane, Co. Kildare.