When I Think of Child Development

"A young mind is like gelatin. The idea is to put lots of good stuff in before it sets."
                                                                                                                  
                                                                                                The Children's Institute

"A child's education should begin at least one hundred years before he is born."
                                                                                   Oliver Wendell Holmes
"Train up a child in the way he should go and when he is old he will not depart from it."
                                                                                                           Proverbs 22:6 KJV

These quotes are really true and we as educators should be an example for our students because sometimes we are the only positive influence they have in their lives. 


A Note of Thanks

I would like to thank my colleagues for the feedback you have provided me with during the early childhood development course. I appreciate the insight and ideas you have shared during this period.  My wish for you as a colleague is to fulfill your desires in life on your professional journey.

Testing for Intelligence

When considering a commitment to view young children (the whole child) I believe these areas should be assessed or measured. Each child is unique in their own way assessments should be conducted to measure individual needs too. Basic areas of development should be assessed like social and emotional development for self-concept, cooperation, and social relationships. Approaches to learning will measure by their initiative and curiosity, engagement and persistence, reasoning and problem solving abilities. Language development will be measured by listening and understanding, speaking and communicating. Literacy will measure phonological and print awareness concepts, early writing and alphabet knowledge. Mathematics development will assess numbers, operation, spatial sense, patterns and measurement abilities. Science will test scientific knowledge skills and methods. Creative arts will measure music , art, movement and play development abilities. Physical and health development measures fine motor, gross motor and health practices by assessing these skills and abilities you will help all children succeed.

The country I chose to look at how they asses their school-age children is Spain. Spain use early learning and development benchmarks. The early learning and development benchmarks provide them a set of general developmental expectations for what children should know and be able to do upon the entrance into kindergarten.

physical/health/motor

social and emotional

approaches toward learning

cognition and general knowledge and

language, literacy, and communication.

By having a concrete framework of standards for early learning and development, it promotes continuity for children, early opportunities, and promotes consistency in selecting and measuring the children outcomes to be achieved.

www.k12.wa.us/EarlyLearning/pubdocs/assessment
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