This is shell is a single place to find openly licensed resources developed for the Early Childhood Education course Child, Family, and Community. This includes a course outline that resources were developed for, the textbook in English and Spanish, an assessment library, a video library, and a complete online course with built around the revised textbook.

Welcome to Child Growth and Development. This text is a presentation of how and why children grow, develop, and learn. We will look at how we change physically over time from conception through adolescence. We examine cognitive change, or how our ability to think and remember changes over the first 20 years or so of life. And we will look at how our emotions, psychological state, and social relationships change throughout childhood and adolescence.

Welcome to Child Growth and Development. This text is a presentation of how and why children grow, develop, and learn. We will look at how we change physically over time from conception through adolescence. We examine cognitive change, or how our ability to think and remember changes over the first 20 years or so of life. And we will look at how our emotions, psychological state, and social relationships change throughout childhood and adolescence.

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Welcome to Child Growth and Development. This text is a presentation of how and why children grow, develop, and learn. We will look at how we change physically over time from conception through adolescence. We examine cognitive change, or how our ability to think and remember changes over the first 20 years or so of life. And we will look at how our emotions, psychological state, and social relationships change throughout childhood and adolescence.

Reviews available here: https://open.umn.edu/opentextbooks/textbooks/child-growth-and-development

This is shell is a one stop shop to find openly licensed resources developed Child Growth and Development. This includes a course outline that resources were developed for, the textbook in English and Spanish, supplementary resources including PowerPoints and videos, an assessment library, a video library, and an early release of a complete online course built around the textbook. This resource will be updated with the final version of the online class once it is available.

Esta introducción fue modificada desde el principio de la publicación Family Partnerships and Culture (Asociaciones familiares y culturales en español), por el Departamento de Educación de California y utilizando la declaración de posición de Avanzando en equidad en la educación en la primera infancia, de la Asociación Nacional para la Educación de Niños Pequeños. Estas sabias palabras enmarcan el propósito de este libro y el curso para el que se está utilizando, los cuales solo son el comienzo del viaje.

Aunque la mayoría de las familias utilizan algún tipo de cuidado fuera del hogar, los niños menores de cinco años continúan pasando la mayor parte de su primera infancia en el entorno familiar. En consecuencia, las familias continúan desempeñando un papel especialmente importante en la formación del curso del desarrollo temprano de los niños. Por esta razón, las familias son miembros invaluables en los programas para la primera infancia.

Guiadas por creencias y principios culturales, las familias seleccionan experiencias, transmiten actitudes e imparten conocimiento a sus hijos para prepararlos para la edad adulta. Por esto, es importante que el personal del programa aprenda a colaborar eficazmente con las familias. Para desarrollar una colaboración y aprovechar la familia como recurso principal, los educadores de la primera infancia deben acercarse, aprender y desarrollar colaboraciones sólidas con las familias. Este proceso requiere tener una actitud receptiva al aprendizaje y hacer un esfuerzo por comprender la individualidad de cada familia y la diversidad de las familias de donde provienen los niños.

Te damos la bienvenida al aprendizaje sobre cómo planificar efectivamente el plan de estudios para los niños pequeños. Este libro de texto abordará:
Desarrollar un plan de estudios a través del ciclo de planificación.
Teorías que informan sobre lo que sabemos sobre cómo aprenden los niños y las mejores formas para que los maestros apoyen el aprendizaje
Los tres componentes de la práctica apropiada para el desarrollo.
La importancia y el valor del juego y la educación intencional.
Diferentes modelos de planes de estudios
Proceso de planificación de lecciones (documentando experiencias planificadas para niños)
Entornos físicos, temporales y sociales que preparan el escenario para el aprendizaje de los niños.
Técnicas de orientación apropiadas para apoyar los comportamientos de los niños a medida que maduran las habilidades de autorregulación.
Planificación para niños en edad preescolar en dominios específicos que incluyen
Desarrollo físico
Lenguaje y alfabetización
Matemáticas
Ciencias
Creatividad (las artes visuales y escénicas)
Diversidad (ciencias sociales e historia)
Salud y seguridad
Cómo la planificación curricular para bebés y niños pequeños es diferente de la planificación para niños mayores
Apoyar el aprendizaje y el desarrollo de los niños en edad escolar durante los programas fuera del horario escolar a través de la planificación curricular
Hacer visible el aprendizaje de los niños a través de la documentación y la evaluación

Welcome to learning about how to effectively plan curriculum for young children. This textbook will address:

Developing curriculum through the planning cycle
Theories that inform what we know about how children learn and the best ways for teachers to support learning
The three components of developmentally appropriate practice
Importance and value of play and intentional teaching
Different models of curriculum
Process of lesson planning (documenting planned experiences for children)
Physical, temporal, and social environments that set the stage for children’s learning
Appropriate guidance techniques to support children’s behaviors as the self-regulation abilities mature.
Planning for preschool-aged children in specific domains including
Physical development
Language and literacy
Math
Science
Creative (the visual and performing arts)
Diversity (social science and history)
Health and safety
How curriculum planning for infants and toddlers is different from planning for older children
Supporting school-aged children’s learning and development in out-of-school time through curriculum planning
Making children’s learning visible through documentation and assessment

This is shell is a single place to find openly licensed resources developed for Early Childhood Education courses in health, safety, and nutrition. This includes a course outline that resources were developed for, the textbook in English, an assessment library, a video library, and sample modules for an online class. This resource will be updated with additional a complete online class once it is available.

This is shell is a single place to find openly licensed resources developed for curriculum courses in Early Childhood Education. This includes a course outline that resources were developed for, the textbook in English and Spanish, an assessment library, a video library, and sample modules for an online class. This resource will be updated with a complete online class once it is available.

This is shell is a single place to find openly licensed resources developed for Early Childhood Education courses in observation and assessment. This includes a course outline that resources were developed for, the OER textbook in English and Spanish, an assessment library, a video library, and sample modules for an online class. This resource will be updated with a complete online class once it is available.

This is shell is a single place to find openly licensed resources developed for Principles and Practices of Teaching Young Children. This includes a course outline that resources were developed for, an early release of the OER textbook, an assessment library, a video library, and sample modules for an online course. This resource will be updated with a complete online class once it is available.

This is shell is a single place to find openly licensed resources developed for Early Childhood Education courses on equity and diversity. This includes a course outline that resources were developed for, the textbook in English and Spanish, an assessment library, a video library, and sample modules for an online class. This resource will be updated with a complete online class once it is available.

This is shell is a single place to find openly licensed resources developed for practicum/fieldwork classes in Early Childhood Education. This includes a course outline that resources were developed for, an OER workbook, links to resources, an assessment library, and a video library.

If you are reading this, you’re likely interested in learning more about becoming an early childhood professional. Perhaps you’re just curious and want to know a little bit more about young children. Maybe you want to make up your mind after finding out a little bit more about what is involved. In either case, your interest and curiosity are two key characteristics that will make this a positive growth experience for you.

The Role of Equity and Diversity in Early Childhood Education. Explores the impact of personal experiences and social identity on teaching effectiveness and objectivity when working with young children and families.

Early childhood is a critical time in development. Many outcomes, both positive and negative, have their beginnings in these years. It is vital that children’s health and safety be protected. High-quality early care and education programs can play a valuable role in improving outcomes
for children.

This is a 2019 derivative of Version 1.2. There were minor changes made in this book from the original: Child Growth and Development by College of the Canyons, Jennifer Paris, Antoinette Ricardo, and Dawn
Rymond and is used under a CC BY 4.0 international license
Those changes include:
 The title of this book was changed.
 A new cover was created.
 The title page and acknowledgements were adjusted.
 A new table of contents was created.
 Autonomy vs. shame and doubt was added to Chapter 6.

Cover art photo by Rene Bernal on Unsplash