Demonstrate an understanding of how to foster self-regulation skills in children.
Central Objective: Demonstrate an understanding of how to foster self-regulation skills in children, a core goal in early childhood education and child care centers. Supporting Elements: Demonstrate understanding of children''s general knowledge that supports emerging math skills, illustrating how early numeracy concepts develop through routines, play, and meaningful interactions.Trainings incorporating this outcome
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Related Outcomes
- Demonstrate understanding of children's general knowledge that supports emerging math skills
- Demonstrate Understanding of Meal Planning for young children.
- Demonstrate an understanding of brain development in children birth through age three
- Demonstrate an understanding of how to support all children and youth at times of change, transition, or separation.
- Demonstrate understanding of the feeding regulations and monitoring requirements.
- Demonstrate an understanding of the physical, emotional, and motor development in children five to twelve years of age
- The childcare professional will demonstrate an understanding of the value and importance of complex characteristics of children’s families and communities
- Demonstrate understanding of effective listening skills in childcare.
- Demonstrate communication skills that enable intercultural communication, including effective listening skills
- Demonstrate an understanding of the value and importance of complex characteristics of children’s families and communities
- Demonstrate understanding of observational and assessment techniques to track skill development and individual need
- Demonstrate understanding of brain development in young children.
- Demonstrate understanding of the content and implications of OCC environment regulations and supervision requirements
- Demonstrate understanding of how learning occurs in children and the role of play in learning
- Demonstrate an understanding of appropriate supervision for all children’s activities.
- Demonstrate understanding of observational techniques to track skill development and individual need.
- Demonstrate an understanding of brain development in young children.
- Demonstrate understanding of the effects of media on the growth and development of young children.
- Demonstrate understanding the major milestones, typical behaviors and learning processes of children birth to 13 years of age
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