In this session, we dive into the 3 core considerations, 9 principles of child development, and 6 guidelines of child development as defined by NAEYC to understand the foundation of teaching our youngest learners.
This course replaces the 12 Principles of Child Development that was previously published by our school.
Course Curriculum
    
    Introduction
    
      
  
  
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    Core Considerations
    
      
  
  
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    9 Principles of Child Development
    
      
  
  
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    6 Guidelines for Developmentally Appropriate Practice: The Principles in the Daily Context of Our Work
    
      
  
  
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    - 1. Create a caring, equitable community of learners (6:04)
 - Handout: Reflection for 1st guideline
 - 2. Engage in reciprocal partnerships with families and foster community connections (4:06)
 - Handout: Reflection for 2nd guideline
 - 3. Observe, document, and assess children's development and learning (4:00)
 - Handout: Reflection for 3rd guideline
 - 4. Teach to enhance each child's development and learning (6:23)
 - Handout: Reflection for 4th guideline
 - 5. Plan and implement an engaging curriculum to achieve meaningful goals (4:14)
 - Handout: Reflection for 5th guideline
 - 6. Demonstrate professionalism as an early childhood educator (4:10)
 - Handout: Reflection for 6th guideline
 - Check for Understanding
 
    
    Wrap up
    
      
  
  
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      Hi, I’m Brianni Graver, the Training Coordinator at Prevent Child Abuse-NJ for Grow NJ Kids' Technical Assistance Centers at our Northeast and Central offices.
In this training I hope to provide foundational knowledge of child development principles. Please reach out to me if you have any questions at: [email protected]