Title: Explain developmentally appropriate practices that promote children's growth and development.
Course: Early Childhood, Education, and Services I (19153-I) > Section: Promoting Physical, Cognitive, Language, Social, and Emotional Development

Explanation should include

- different ways of creating a learning environment to accommodate developmental levels
- learning styles, abilities, and interests of individual children
- identifying the benefits of various learning centers (e.g., dramatic play, fine motor, science, music, art, library, blocks).

Process/Skill Questions:

Thinking

- What is meant by developmentally appropriate practices? What are the goals of these practices?
- What criteria should be used to select practices that promote children’s growth and development?
- What are some potential consequences of implementing ineffective practices for instruction and play activities?

Communication

- What communication skills are needed for positive classroom management and child guidance?
- How are developmentally appropriate practices communicated to families and the community?
- How can technology be used as a tool for classroom management and instructional practices to promote children’s growth and development?

Leadership

- What leadership skills are needed to implement practices to promote children’s growth and development?
- How can one evaluate practices to determine their effectiveness in promoting children’s growth and development?

Management

- What training and resources are required to implement methods of classroom management that promote children’s growth and development?
- How can operations be managed to allow teachers adequate time to develop practices?