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 modalities, abilities, and interests of individual children
- 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 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 can technology be used for classroom management?

Leadership

- How can one determine the effectiveness of different practices?

Management

- How can operations be managed to allow teachers adequate time to develop practices?
- What resources are available to create a child-centered environment?