Describe the importance of social emotional skill development in children entering kindergarten.
Learn about the importance of social emotional skill development in young children as they enter kindergarten. Discover how social emotional development impacts children's overall well-being and success in school. Find resources and strategies to support social emotional growth in early childhood education and child care centers.Trainings incorporating this outcome
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Related Outcomes
- Describe the five critical needs for children to develop optimal emotional health
- Define social emotional development in young children
- Describe the stages of emotional development in young children.
- Describe strategies to support the development of mathematical skills in school age children.
- Define basic skills children should have when they begin kindergarten
- Demonstrate an understanding of how positive guidance promotes sound social and emotional development
- Demonstrate the importance of using various strategies to develop language and communication skills.
- Describe strategies to support school age childrens language and literacy skills.
- Recognize the importance of consistency, continuity, and responsiveness in supporting pro-social behaviors in children.
- Recognize the importance of observing and gathering information related to children and youth's development.
- Demonstrate an understanding of how positive guidance promotes sound social and emotional development.
- Demonstrate an understanding of the physical, emotional, and motor development in children five to twelve years of age
- Describe the importance of providing opportunities for children to practice independence.
- Demonstrate an understanding of the value and importance of complex characteristics of children’s families and communities
- Describe Piaget’s sensorimotor and preoperational stages of cognitive development.
- The childcare professional will demonstrate an understanding of the value and importance of complex characteristics of children’s families and communities
- Identify common mental health disorders in children and the importance of early intervention.
- Recognize the importance of providing activities that reflect a welcoming environment for all children, youth and families, regardless of culture, language, or religion, or strengths, talents, and abilities.
- Recognize the importance of knowing the stages of development.
- Distinguish how to adapt arts and crafts for younger children and children with different abilities.
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