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Section 4 - Principles of Child Development

The document outlines 12 principles of child development: 1) Development in one domain influences others, 2) Development occurs in an orderly sequence, 3) Rates vary between and within children, 4) Early experiences have long-term effects, 5) Development increases in complexity, 6) Social/cultural contexts influence development, 7) Children are active learners, 8) Development results from biology and environment interacting, 9) Play is important for development and reflection of it, 10) Development advances with practice and challenges, 11) Children demonstrate different learning modes, and 12) Children develop best when their needs are met and they feel safe.

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Section 4 - Principles of Child Development

The document outlines 12 principles of child development: 1) Development in one domain influences others, 2) Development occurs in an orderly sequence, 3) Rates vary between and within children, 4) Early experiences have long-term effects, 5) Development increases in complexity, 6) Social/cultural contexts influence development, 7) Children are active learners, 8) Development results from biology and environment interacting, 9) Play is important for development and reflection of it, 10) Development advances with practice and challenges, 11) Children demonstrate different learning modes, and 12) Children develop best when their needs are met and they feel safe.

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Principles of Child

Development
Activity

How children view the world


12 Principles of Child
Development
 General principles taken from a review
of the early childhood literature
 Principles should be considered when
making decisions about children
Principle 1: Interrelatedness
 Development in one domain influences
and is influenced by development in
other domains
 Example: Language skills impact social
relationships
 Example: Crawling increases development due

to increased ability to explore


Principle 2: Orderly Sequence
 Development occurs in a relatively
orderly sequence, with later abilities,
skills, and knowledge building on those
already acquired
 Example: crawl, pull to stand, steps, walking
 Example: cooing, sounds, approximations,
words, phrases, sentences
Principle 3: Varying Rates
 Development proceeds at varying rates
from child to child as well as unevenly
within different areas of each child’s
functioning
 Own pattern and timing of growth
 Unique personality, temperament and learning

style
 Varied experiences and family background
Principle 4: Long Term Effects
 Early experiences have both cumulative
and delayed effects on individual
children’s development; optimal periods
exist for certain types of development
and learning
 Example: Responding to infants cries
 Example: Early literacy experiences

 Example: First 3 years optimal for verbal


language
Principle 5: Increasing Complexity
 Development proceeds in predictable
directions toward greater complexity,
organization, and internalization
 Example: Self talk before abstract thinking
 Example: Using real items in play before being
able to substitute a pretend or other object for
that item
Principle 6:
Social and Cultural Influence
 Development and learning occur in and are
influenced by multiple social and cultural
contexts
 Learning is additive
 We need to help connect what children already
know with what we want them to know
 Example: Children whose primary language is not
English develop a new language well when
provided opportunities to learn English while
continuing to learn new concepts in home language
Principle 7: Active Learners
 Children are active learners
 Example: Learning addition through play with
toys and games
 Example: Learning spatial concepts through

play with toys rather than worksheets


Principle 8:
Biological and Environmental
 Development and learning result from
interaction of biological maturation and
the environment
 Example: The language that children are
exposed to is the one that they will learn even
though they are born with capacity to learn any
language
 Example: A child with typical physical abilities
but not exposed to bikes will not learn to ride a
bike
Principle 9: Play
 Play is an important vehicle for
children’s development, as well as a
reflection of their development
 Organizing the play environment with themes
and props can enhance language development

 Providing many motor toys will give you


opportunities to observe children's motor
development
Principle 10:
Practice and Challenge
 Development advances when children
have opportunities to practice newly
acquired skills as well as when they
experience a challenge just beyond the
level of their present mastery
 Allowing a child to put on own coat with needed
assistance
 Leaving recently mastered puzzles in the
classroom
Principle 11: Learning Modes
 Childrendemonstrate different modes of
knowing and learning and different ways
of representing what they know
 Example: After a walk around the
neighborhood one child may come back and
draw a picture, another act out what they saw
and another talk about it
Principle 12: Needs Met
 Childrendevelop and learn best in the
context of a community where they are
safe and valued, their physical needs
are met, and they feel psychologically
secure.
 Example: If children are well fed they will be
able to concentrate on learning activities.
 Example: If children are living in violent home
environments they may have trouble interacting
positively with peers.

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