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BECD306 G C and Life Skills JANUARY 2013 EDITED
DEPARTMENT OF TEACHER DEVELOPMENT

BACHELOR OF EDUCATION IN EARLY CHILDHOOD DEVELOPMENT

BECD306: GUIDANCE, COUNSELLING AND LIFE SKILLS PROGRAMME IN ECD

Authors: Ncube Alfred C. (Dr) Doctor of Education (UNISA) Master of Education (Newcastle Upon Tyne) Bachelor of Arts Honours (UNISA) Bachelor of Arts (UNISA) Diploma in Special Education (University of Birmingham) Diploma in Personnel Management (IPMZ) T2 in Special Education (Malawi) T3 (UCE)
M and O Certificate (Birmingham) Certificate in Gender and Women Empowerment (Swaziland)

Chikutuma Tendai (Sr)
Master of Education (MSU) Bachelor of Education in Early Childhood Development: Foundation Phase (UNISA) Diploma in Early Childhood Education and Care (St Gabriel’s Nursery Training College)

Content Reviewer: Mawere, Virginia H. (Ms) MEd (Curriculum Studies) UZ BEd (Teacher Education) UZ T3 (Infant) UCE Certificate in Guidance and Counseling and Communication Skills. (Kenya) Certificate in Science Teaching in Early Childhood Education (Israel)

Editor Dr Kaputa Thomas Musankuleni:

Table of Contents
Unit One: Early Childhood Guidance and Counselling: An Overview
1.0 Introduction
1.1 Objectives
1.2 Definition of Key Terms
1.2.1 Early Childhood (EC)
1.2.2 Early Childhood Development (ECD)
1.2.3 Child guidance
1.2.4 Child counselling
Activity 1.1

1.3 Child Guidance and Counselling in Some Traditional African Societies
1.4 The Unique Purpose, Scope and Values of Child Guidance and Counselling
1.4.1 Broad aim of child guidance and counselling
1.4.2 Scope of child guidance and counselling
1.4.3 General values of child guidance and counselling
Activity 1.2 1.5 Conceptualising Early Childhood Guidance and Counselling
Activity 1.3

1.6 Some Benefits of Early


References: Shonkoff, J. P., & Phillips, D. A. (Eds.) (2000). From neurons to neighborhoods: The science of early childhood development. Washington, DC: National Academy Press. Bullock, J. R. (1998). Loneliness in young children. Champaign, IL: University of Illinois. ERIC, Clearinghouse on Elementary and Early Childhood Education. (ERIC Digest. EDO-PS-98-1). Turnbull, A. P., Pereira, L., & Blue-Banning, M. J. (2000). Teachers as friendship facilitators. Teaching Exceptional Children, 32(5), 66-70. McWilliam, R. A. (2000). Recommended practices in interdisciplinary models (p. 48). In S. Sandall, M. E. McLean, & B. J. Smith (Eds.), DEC recommended practices in early intervention/early childhood special education (pp. 47-54). Longmont, CO: Sopris West. Guralnick, M. J. (2000). An agenda for change in early childhood inclusion (p.221). Journal of Early Intervention, 23(4), 213-222. Odom, S. L. (2000). Preschool inclusion: What we know and where we go from here. Topics in Early Childhood Special Education, 20(1), 20-27.
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