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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Rhonda Hibbitts CDA Resource Book Table of Contents I. Autobiography II. Statements of Competence A. To establish and maintain a safe‚ healthy learning environment. B. To advance physical and intellectual competence. C. To support social and emotional development and to provide positive guidance. D. To establish positive and productive relationships with families. E. To ensure a well-run
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CDA Goal 2 - Competency Statement. I believe toddlers are very curious and want to explore the world around them. They are always excited to move their body parts like hand‚ legs‚ eyes etc. to explore and discover things around their environment. At this stage they are also beginning to refine their small muscle to control and develop their eye and hand coordination. At young age the children’s appreciate growth in their physical abilities. A toddler enjoys rolling a ball back and forth with their
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Competency Goal 1 To establish and maintain a safe‚ healthy learning environment A safe and healthy learning environment is essential for young children in a classroom. One goal in the functional area of safe is to prevent and reduce injuries and still have a learning environment that is conducive to the children learning their own safe and healthy environments. SAFE: * Young infants are placed on their backs when they are sleeping. The crib is free of blankets‚ toys‚ or other soft materials
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Competency Goal 1 Functional Area 1: Safe. Candidate provides a safe environment to prevent and reduce injuries. To establish and maintain a safe‚ healthy learning environment my number one goal is to keep my children safe while they are in my care. I always make sure that I am aware of all the children in my room. I make sure that all plug outlets covered with protectors. All toys are age appropriate for my children. I practice the fire‚ tornado‚ and earthquake drill once a month with my children
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Competency Goal Two To advance physical and intellectual competence Physical development is very important for children. In my classroom I provide activities that appropriate for children to help develop in the areas of physical‚ cognitive‚ creative and language development. I do believe having activities that appropriate for children in my classroom helps meet the needs of children in physical development. Infants and toddlers grow fast in first
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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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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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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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CDA Competency Goals and Functional Areas CDA Competency Goal I. To establish and maintain a safe‚ healthy learning environment Functional Area 1. Safe 2. Healthy Definitions Student provides a safe environment to prevent and reduce injuries. Student promotes good health and nutrition and provides an environment that contributes to the prevention of illness. Student uses space‚ relationships‚ materials and routines as resources for constructing an interesting‚ secure‚ and enjoyable environment that
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