Child Health and Well-Being Competencies Courses from the EarlyEdU Alliance are built around a set of course objectives. Objectives describe what students should know and be able to do as a result of participating in the course. Course objectives are aligned with NAEYC Professional Standards and Elements. Most states have their own professional competencies or standards. In this chart, we show how the course objectives align with one state’s (Washington) competencies, both the related competencies and more specific competencies. Course Objective Related Competency Specific Competency NAEYC Standard Recognize the 9.C Health and 9.C.1 Demonstrate general STANDARD 1. PROMOTING CHILD DEVELOPMENT AND components of Fitness. The candidate understanding of how learners LEARNING optimal health in understands grow and develop kinesthetically Candidates prepared in early childhood degree programs are early childhood. comprehensive health birth through age eight. grounded in a child development knowledge base. They use and fitness education 9.C.3 Understand the effects of their understanding of young children’s characteristics and of children from birth health and fitness choices and needs, and of multiple interacting influences on children’s through grade three habits on quality of life. development and learning, to create environments that are which include the healthy, respectful, supportive, and challenging for each child. 9.C.6 Demonstrate general dimensions of understanding of the implications 1a: Knowing and understanding young children’s wellness, such as for movement, health and fitness characteristics and needs, from birth through age 8. physical, emotional, instruction, and development of 1b: Knowing and understanding the multiple influences on and social well-being healthy habits of physical, early development and learning contributing to a cognitive, and perceptual healthy lifestyle. 1c: Using developmental knowledge to create healthy, exceptionalities. respectful, supportive, and challenging learning environments for young children Recognize the 3.0 Observing, 3.A Demonstrates understanding STANDARD 1. PROMOTING CHILD DEVELOPMENT AND of healthy documenting, and of how to use developmentally LEARNING development assessing. The and culturally appropriate Candidates prepared in early childhood degree programs are candidate uses a practices to observe, record, and grounded in a child development knowledge base. They use variety of assessment
Child Health and Well-Being Competencies Courses from the EarlyEdU Alliance are built around a set of course objectives. Objectives describe what students should know and be able to do as a result of participating in the course. Course objectives are aligned with NAEYC Professional Standards and Elements. Most states have their own professional competencies or standards. In this chart, we show how the course objectives align with one state’s (Washington) competencies, both the related competencies and more specific competencies. Course Objective Related Competency Specific Competency NAEYC Standard Recognize the components of optimal health in early childhood. 9.C Health and Fitness. The candidate understands comprehensive health and fitness education of children from birth through grade three which include the dimensions of wellness, such as physical, emotional, and social well-being contributing to a healthy lifestyle. 9.C.1 Demonstrate general understanding of how learners grow and develop kinesthetically birth through age eight. 9.C.3 Understand the effects of health and fitness choices and habits on quality of life. 9.C.6 Demonstrate general understanding of the implications for movement, health and fitness instruction, and development of healthy habits of physical, cognitive, and perceptual exceptionalities. STANDARD 1. PROMOTING CHILD DEVELOPMENT AND LEARNING Candidates prepared in early childhood degree programs are grounded in a child development knowledge base. They use their understanding of young children’s characteristics and needs, and of multiple interacting influences on children’s development and learning, to create environments that are healthy, respectful, supportive, and challenging for each child. 1a: Knowing and understanding young children’s characteristics and needs, from birth through age 8. 1b: Knowing and understanding the multiple influences on early development and learning 1c: Using developmental knowledge to create healthy, respectful, supportive, and challenging learning environments for young children Recognize the of healthy development 3.0 Observing, documenting, and assessing. The candidate uses a variety of assessment 3.A Demonstrates understanding of how to use developmentally and culturally appropriate practices to observe, record, and STANDARD 1. PROMOTING CHILD DEVELOPMENT AND LEARNING Candidates prepared in early childhood degree programs are grounded in a child development knowledge base. They use
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