Course Details

Unit 5: Ensuring Developmentally Appropriate Practice

Course ID 60997

CECPD

Description

Developing and presenting activities is an important part of an early education teacher’s job. Children need a variety of activities to promote their physical, intellectual, social, and emotional growth. Activities must be developmentally appropriate, interesting to children, and allow hands-on learning. They should give children the opportunity to observe and explore. Young children learn through play and activities must be fun for children. Activities should be adapted for children with special needs. Because of the importance of developmentally-appropriate activities, early education teachers must have much practice in developing them.

20.00 Hours

Course Level

Tier II

General Continuing Education

Course Category

Early Childhood

Pathway Units
Formal Approved

(20 Hours)

CDA Content Areas

Steps to advance children's physical and intellectual development (20 Hours)

Infant Mental Health Core Competency Areas

Family Child Care Home Provider

Child Care Center Staff

Infants (0-12 months)

Toddlers (13-24 months)

Two's (25-36 months)

Preschooler 3's (37-48 months)

Preschool 4's and 5's (49-72 months)

Goals and Objectives

1. Answer questions about using the Oklahoma Early Learning Guidelines to ensure developmentally appropriate physical activities are being planned for children.
2. Answer questions about using the Oklahoma Early Learning Guidelines to ensure developmentally appropriate cognitive activities and approaches to learning.
3. Answer questions about using the Oklahoma Early Learning Guidelines to ensure developmentally appropriate language/communication activities and approaches to learning.
4. Answer questions about using the Oklahoma Early Learning Guidelines to ensure developmentally appropriate social/social studies activities.
5. Answer questions about using the Oklahoma Early Learning Guidelines to ensure developmentally appropriate self-concept activities.
6. Answer questions about using the Oklahoma Early Learning Guidelines to ensure developmentally appropriate emotional activities.
7. Answer questions about using the Oklahoma Early Learning Guidelines to ensure developmentally appropriate creative activities.
8. Describe nine learning experiences for young children that cover the areas of science/sensory, language/literacy, creativity, fine motor, gross motor, self-concept, emotional, social, and math.
9. Develop reflective statement for three of the nine learning experiences.

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