Explain typical and atypical development.
Explore typical and atypical development in early childhood education and child care centers. Gain a comprehensive understanding of the subject through demonstrations and examples that showcase both typical and atypical development.Trainings incorporating this outcome
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120 hours courses
12 CEUs45 hours courses
30 hours courses
Related Outcomes
- Demonstrates understanding of typical and atypical development
- Demonstrate an understanding of typical and atypical development from age 2 to 5.
- Demonstrate an understanding of typical and atypical development from birth to age 2..
- Demonstrate an understanding of prenatal development and its impact on child development.
- Demonstrate an understanding of Piaget’s sensori-motor and pre-operational stages of cognitive development
- Recognize the importance of knowing the stages of development
- Demonstrate understanding the major milestones, typical behaviors and learning processes of children birth to 13 years of age
- Explain successful communication skills in early childhood education.
- Describe Piaget’s sensorimotor and preoperational stages of cognitive development.
- Demonstrate an understanding of translating assessment and observational information into short and long term goal development
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