Principles and Areas of Human Development Instructional Practices in Education and Training
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Principles of Human Development 3 Copyright © Texas Education Agency, All rights reserved.
Development is similar for everyone 4 Copyright © Texas Education Agency, All rights reserved.
Development builds on earlier learning 5 Copyright © Texas Education Agency, All rights reserved.
Cephalocaudal- From head to foot Proximodistal- From near to far 6 Copyright © Texas Education Agency, All rights reserved.
The different areas of development are interrelated 7 Copyright © Texas Education Agency, All rights reserved.
Development proceeds at an individual rate 8 Copyright © Texas Education Agency, All rights reserved.
Development is continuous throughout life 9 Copyright © Texas Education Agency, All rights reserved.
“Seek the wisdom of the ages but look at the world through the eyes of a child.” Ron Wild 10 Copyright © Texas Education Agency, All rights reserved.
With a partner: 1. Write down one principle of development 2. Draw a visual representation of the 1. principle 3. List five (5) examples/situations that represent the principle 11 Copyright © Texas Education Agency, All rights reserved.
Areas of Human Development P-I-E-S Areas = Aspects, Domains 12 Copyright © Texas Education Agency, All rights reserved.
Physical Development 13 Copyright © Texas Education Agency, All rights reserved.
Intellectual Development Also known as Cognitive Development 14 Copyright © Texas Education Agency, All rights reserved.
Emotional Development 15 Copyright © Texas Education Agency, All rights reserved.
Social Development Emotional and Social Development are often grouped together and referred to as Social-Emotional Development 16 Copyright © Texas Education Agency, All rights reserved.
Questions? 17 Copyright © Texas Education Agency, All rights reserved.
Resources and References Bredekamp, Sue. Effective Practices in Early Childhood Education. Pearson, Herr, Judy. Working With Young Children. Goodheart-Wilcox National Association for the Education of Young Children (NAEYC). Site provides brief summary of developmental practice designed by NAEYC. Texas Education Agency website for Texas Essential Knowledge and Skills Copyright © Texas Education Agency, All rights reserved.