Category: Child Development
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The Importance of Play!
Every adult understands a child’s desire to play. They may even be amazed by the creative nature of children’s imagination. But most do not understand the relationships between play and learning for children. In fact, for most people, learning involves acquiring a specific new skill, such as memorizing alphabets, counting, writing, etc. Some believe that…
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Encouraging Independence With Self-Help Routines
It is essential that educators allow time in daily routines to both teach children tasks related to self-care and time to practice the skills. Self-help skills like helping clean up toys, taking care of hygiene and learning to dress, undress, and self-feeding build a sense of independence and confidence in developing children. Read Ways to…
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What is Physical Development?
Physical development refers to a child’s gross and fine motor skills. To increase strength, muscle control and coordination, the child requires adequate nutrition and fitness levels. Physical development in children follows a directional pattern (Bayley, 1993): • Large muscles develop before small muscles. These large muscles are in the body’s core, legs and arms. Children…
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Assessing Development with our Embedded Authentic Assessment System
We believe learning is a process. Authentic Assessment allows you to capture learning as it happens. The Experience Early Learning Assessment System includes resources to help document your child’s learning progress through natural and intentional observations. Experience Curriculum for toddlers, preschool and PreK includes an Embedded Authentic Assessment system. The Assessment Guide will help you…