Title: Create developmentally appropriate experiences based on observation data.
Course: Early Childhood, Education, and Services II (19153-II) > Section: Promoting Physical, Cognitive, Social, and Emotional Development

Learning experiences should include

- evaluation of data from observing lab experiences
- formulation of developmentally appropriate lessons
- application of developmentally appropriate instructional strategies.

Process/Skill Questions:

Thinking

- What are examples of observational data?
- Why do early childhood professionals need to collect observational data on children?
- How can an early childhood professional use data to plan developmentally appropriate learning experiences for young children?
- What are the different developmental stages in early childhood?

Communication

- How will observational data be communicated to staff and parents?
- How will information regarding developmentally appropriate learning experiences be communicated to staff and parents?

Leadership

- What is the outcome if developmentally appropriate learning experiences are not practiced in the early childhood setting?
- What are the local, state, and federal guidelines that ensure developmentally appropriate learning experiences for preschoolers?

Management

- How will the observational data be gathered and used?
- What are the criteria for creating developmentally appropriate learning experiences?

Teacher Resource:

- Virginia's Milestones of Child Development