Take a Moment to Reflect on... Physical DevelopmentThe Council is excited to announce that later this year we will release the newly-revised third edition of the landmark textbook Essentials for Child Development Associates Working with Young Children. The new Essentials will provide all of the most current research, information, ideas and strategies needed by entry-level early childhood professionals. The textbook will be organized around each of the thirteen Functional Areas, along with new information about reflection, intentionality, observation, documentation and other key topics of interest to contemporary teachers and caregivers. In our last article we reflected on “Functional Area 3 – Learning Environment”. Please see, below, the many responses we received about this topic from members of the national CDA community. This month, we focus on… Physical Development
Here is an advanced sneak peek of “Chapter 4: Physical” for you to reflect on… Children's physical development is easy to observe. Everyone who is around young children is in awe of a child's ability to go from a stationary baby in a crib to a preschooler who runs, jumps, and climbs. Much of this dramatic development just happens as children mature. |
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