Define basic skills children should have when they begin kindergarten
Discover the basic skills children should have when starting kindergarten and why social emotional skill development is crucial for their success. Gain insights on early childhood education and child care centers.Trainings incorporating this outcome
Proficiency Level
120 hours courses
12 CEUs45 hours courses
5 hours courses
Related Outcomes
- Describe the importance of social emotional skill development in children entering kindergarten.
- Define and identify common signs and behaviors of children and youth with depression.
- Demonstrate communication skills that enable intercultural communication, including effective listening skills
- Use developed methods to teach children a large body of general knowledge that supports emerging math skills
- Define and identify common signs and behaviors of children and youth with developmental disabilities.
- Define mental health and its Indicators in infants and young children.
- Distinguish how to adapt arts and crafts for younger children and children with different abilities.
- Define and identify common signs and behaviors of children and youth with ADHD.
- Identify the basic musical milestones in children aged from birth to 5 years.
- Define and identify common signs and behaviors of children and youth with Autism Spectrum Disorder.
- Explain developed methods to teach children a large body of general knowledge that supports emerging math skills
- Define and identify common signs and behaviors of children and youth with anxiety.
- Define and identify common signs and behaviors of children and youth with cerebral palsy.
- Define active play in the early childhood classroom and describe its benefits for young children.
- Demonstrate understanding of children's general knowledge that supports emerging math skills
- Define social emotional development in young children
- Define and identify common signs and behaviors of children and youth with hearing loss.
- Define and identify common signs and behaviors of children and youth with fetal alcohol syndrome.
- Define and identify common signs and behaviors of children and youth with conduct disorder.
- Define resilience and identify ways it helps young children overcome toxic stressors.
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