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

Implementation should include

- research of brain development and brain-based learning
- use of equipment and activities that promote cognitive and language development
- incorporation of theoretical principles into a learning activity that accommodates developmental levels, learning styles, abilities, and interests of individual children
- assurances through physical and emotional security to help each child accept and take pride in himself/herself and to develop a sense of independence.

Process/Skill Questions:

Thinking

- Why is brain development important for learning?
- What are the functions of the brain?
- How can early childhood professional provide learning experiences to enhance brain function?
- What activities and equipment will promote cognitive and language development?
- How does an early childhood professional decide what is developmentally appropriate?
- What strategies and conditions encourage cognitive, physical, and social-emotional development?
- What are the learning styles of children?
- How do children’s abilities differ?
- What are interests of children?
- How can early childhood professionals provide a safe, nurturing environment?
- What are activities to promote self-worth and independence in children?

Communication

- What criteria should be used when planning activities for preschoolers?
- How will information about what is developmentally appropriate be communicated to staff and parents?

Leadership

- What is the expected outcome of providing experiences that promote children's growth and development?
- What are the local, state, and federal guidelines for developmentally appropriate practices as they relate to cognitive, physical, and social development of preschoolers?

Management

- How will the practices that promote children's growth and development be managed throughout the day?
- What are the basic requirements for meeting individual children's needs?
- What type of training should early childhood professionals receive to implement developmentally appropriate practices?