Learning Outcomes for Principles of Child Development and Learning

Lesson 1: Principles of Children’s Development

After completing Lesson 1, you will be able to:

• explain how domains of development are interrelated;
• identify the sequence of developmental milestones in the physical, cognitive, language, and social-emotional domains;
• recognize children’s individual timetables and how they build new skills;
• recognize the significance of early experiences and optimal periods in children’s development;
• identify strategies to provide a high-quality, developmentally appropriate early childhood program based on principles of child development.

Lesson 2: Principles of Children’s Learning

After completing Lesson 2, you will be able to:

• describe the different ways in which children learn by actively exploring their world;
• explain the role of appropriate challenges in children’s development and learning;
• discuss how children’s learning moves in a predictable direction from a lesser to a greater level of organization and internalization;
• recognize characteristics of different intelligences and corresponding learning styles;
• define how social and cultural context influences children’s learning;
• indicate how children’s needs for safety, security, and feeling valued are related to children’s development and learning;
• identify strategies to provide a high-quality, developmentally appropriate early childhood program based on principles of children’s learning.