Theories
A thoughtful and rational form of abstract and generalized thinking and is often based on general principles that are independent of what is being explained.
What is a theory?
A critical window of opportunity to shape a child's holistic development trajectory and build a foundation for the future.
What is early childhood development?
Maintaining ratios, having close supervision, keeping dangerous items out of reach of children, and having appropriate room set up and furniture.
What is keeping children physically safe?
This is where movement begins with their heads and extends down through their bodies to their lower limbs and toes.
What is cephalocaudal development?
This influences what and how children learn.
What is an early childhood setting?
Sets of assumptions formed about how young children learn and develop and what learning and teaching could and should look like. These assumptions influence the way educators think and act, and they have an impact on their ideas and beliefs
What are early childhood theories?
This provides the building blocks for educational achievement, economic productivity, responsible citizenship, lifelong health, strong communities, and successful parenting of the next generation.
What is healthy development?
Having children in scope of vision, position self strategically, circulate through the room.
What are steps in close supervision?
Development moves from the central portions of the body (i.e., the spinal cord) out through the extremities to the fingers and toes.
What is proximodistal development
This is stimulating (not overwhelming) and designates areas for both play experiences and routines like diapering and toileting, feeding and eating, napping, dressing, and storing individual belongings.
What is an ideal infant indoor setting?
Educators respond to and plan activities in relation to children’s developmental stages.
What is developmental theories?
Physical, Cognitive, Linguistic, and Socio-Emotional development.
What is early childhood development domains?
Focused attention and intentional observation of children at all times.
What is active supervision?
Involuntary movement
What is reflexes?
This ensures that everything infants can reach is safe and acceptable for them to use.
What is a "Yes" indoor setting?
Development and learning occur in the context of children’s communities.
What is socio-culture theory?
This is associated with persistent effects on the nervous system and stress hormone systems that can damage developing brain architecture and lead to lifelong problems in learning, behavior, and physical and mental health.
What is toxic stress in early childhood?
This reduces the risk of respiratory infections by 16%.
What is handwashing?
This involves large muscle movements of the torso and limbs-including rolling, crawling, running, jumping, twisting, dancing, and skipping, to name a few skills.
What is gross motor development?
promotes learning, creativity, and fun.
What is a high-quality learning environment for preschoolers?
The role of experience in shaping children’s behavior.
Socio-Behaviorist theory?
Skills such as taking the first step, smiling for the first time, and waving “bye-bye”.
What are developmental milestones?
What are the three things like should be looked at to determine if a child should go home?
This involves coordinating the small muscles of the hand, wrist, and fingers.
What is fine motor skills?
What are early childhood learning centers?