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Term | Definition |
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Apply | to use knowledge to take action |
Approaches to play and learning | how children learn and includes children’s attitudes toward and interest in learning |
Cognitive development | how children think, explore, and use of information |
Developmentally appropriate practice | methods that promote each child’s optimal development and learning through a strengths-based, play-based approach to joyful, engaged learning; recognizes and supports each individual as a valued member of the learning community, and must also be culturall |
Disability | a condition that makes it more difficult to do certain things |
Emotional development | involves learning what feelings and emotions are, understanding how and why they occur, recognizing your own feelings and those of others, and developing effective ways for managing those feelings |
Factor | a condition that influences choices or outcomes |
Inclusive | a setting that includes diversities |
Invention | combining materials in new ways to create original works |
Language | using words to communicate and understand |
Moral | related to one’s ability to learn right from wrong |
Motor | skills related to movement |
Pattern | a predictable path or movement; a regular routine |
Persistence | the determination or the ability to “stick with” something |
Physical development | the growth and development of both the brain and body in infancy and early childhood |
Play | the work of children; consists of activities performed for self-amusement that have behavioral, social, and psychomotor rewards |
Ponder | to think about, to reflect |
Predictable | expected; able to be anticipated |
Process | to form ideas |
Social development | the process by which a child learns to interact with others around them |
Unique | distinctive, one of a kind |