Demonstrate the importance of using various strategies to develop language and communication skills.
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Related Outcomes
- Demonstrate communication skills that enable intercultural communication, including effective listening skills
- Describe and Demonstrate arts integration strategies to develop verbal and written language.
- Demonstrate an understanding of prenatal development and its impact on child development.
- Demonstrate and understand the importance of maintaining and developing professional and respectful relationships with parents, staff, community, and other stakeholders.
- Demonstrate understanding of using assessment and observations for short and long term goal development for ages birth to three.
- Identify and use strategies for effective communication with community and colleagues.
- Recognize the importance of demonstrating respect for the diversity of all children and youth and families’ culture, language, and religion in all interactions (anti-bias and cultural responsiveness techniques).
- Demonstrate an understanding of how to use transitions for various age groups and for different parts of the school day.
- Identify the importance of language and literacy development in early childhood.
- Give examples of strategies teachers can use to communicate with parents regarding challenging behaviors.
- Identify strategies to support language and literacy development in early childhood.
- Demonstrate understanding of developing strategies for involving parents in the child care setting.
- Demonstrate an understanding how to effectively use transitions for various age groups and for different parts of the school day.
- Demonstrate understanding of using assessment and observation for short and long term goal development for special needs
- Demonstrate assessment techniques to track skill development and individual need.
- Identify strategies to facilitate learning in the early childhood classroom using various methods.
- Identify guidance and discipline strategies to use with various behavior problems.
- Recognize the importance of demonstrating respect for all diversity and providing activities that reflect a welcoming environment for all children, youth and families, regardless of culture, language, or religion, or strengths, talents, and abilities.
- Demonstrate understanding of observational techniques to track skill development and individual need.
- Identify the importance of professional development for child care professionals and strategies to make meaningful choices.
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