environment. 2. To advance physical and intellectual competence. 3. To support social and emotional development and to provide positive guidance. 4. To establish positive and productive relationships with families. 5. To ensure a well-run‚ purposeful program responsive to participant needs. 6. To maintain a commitment to professionalism. Competency Goal I To establish and maintain a safe‚ healthy learning environment
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Word Count 95‚ 124‚ 144‚ 126= 489 Competency Goal II To Advance physical and intellectual competence 4. Physical I am competent in the area of physical activity. My goal is to get every child moving every day. To accomplish my goal I observe each child’s physical capabilities and limitations. I create a purposeful physical activity that is fun and challenging to develop fine and gross motor skills. Physical development is important to a child’s cognitive development. I put a fine and gross motor
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COMPETENCY GOAL 3 To support social and emotional development and provide positive guidance Functional Area 8: Self One of my goals in the functional area of self is to provide physical and emotional security for each child and help each child to know‚ accept‚ and take pride in self and to develop a sense of independence. This is done by placing several photos around the room. Artwork is always displayed around my room‚ dangling from the ceiling‚ or taped to the wall at their eye level
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Competency Goal III: To support social and emotional development and to provide positive guidance. Functional Area #1: Self Some very important goals everyday is to support social and emotional development and to provide positive guidance for my preschoolers. * I provide a positive relationship with the children through daily routines and interactions. I feel this gives the children and parents a sense of trust. * I greet the child and the parent in the morning. * I always address
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personal existence" (Ayers‚ 1989‚ p. 28). Based on your reading of Chapters 2 and 3 of The Good Preschool Teacher‚ describe two goals of a quality infant/toddler care and education program and two ways caregivers/teachers can help reach such goals. Two goals of quality care programs and reaching those goals include: Ensuring cultural congruency & ensuring that professionals possess appropriate knowledge. Reaching these goals include ensuring that each student’s culture remains rooted to their learning
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Assessing Infants and Toddlers Nichole Spiller ECE 354: Assessment & Intervention during Early Childhood Instructor: Robin Skeen Monday‚ October 1‚ 2012 Assessing Infants and Toddlers Assessing infants and toddlers is commonly used to determine if children are meeting their developmental milestones or if they are showing any signs of developmental delays or disabilities. Many types of standardized tests are available for use with infants and young children; all are psychological
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physical sensations-sight‚ sounds‚ smells‚ touch‚ and taste-help the infant survive and grow to meet his or her potential. This "somatosensory" bath from a loving caregiver-the rocking‚ hugs‚ coos‚ and smiles-is transformed by the infant’s sensory systems into patterned neuronal activity that controls the development of the brain in positive ways. It is in this dependent relationship between the primary caregivers and the infant that the new form of attachment grows. This attachment the emotional
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To Support Social and Emotional Development and To Provide Positive Guidance Providing physical and emotional security for each child and helping each child to know‚ accept‚ and take pride in him or herself while developing a sense of independence is my responsibility as a child caregiver. Part of my responsibility is treating each child as an individual and promoting their own strengths and needs as they grow. To encourage growth in each of these areas I use books‚ pictures‚ stories‚ and discussions
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In this term paper I will explore infant and toddler curriculum. I will discuss: the developmental themes in infancy‚ infant toddler curriculum‚ and the differences between preschool curriculum and appropriate infant toddler curriculum. In conclusion I will share some of my personal feelings about infant and toddler curriculum‚ including the challenges and rewards. Developmental Themes of Infancy ‘The behaviors and abilities that develop during each stage are influenced by the theme that consumes
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INFANT/TODDLER OBSERVATION CHECKLIST This instrument focuses on the direct observation of adult behaviors/environmental arrangements specific to supporting the social emotional development of infants and toddlers. Items are scored using the following 4-point scale: 1. Exemplary (4) a. Observed consistently across the observation time b. Observed consistently across children in the classroom c. Practice is of high quality throughout the observation
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