Title: Explore child development theories supporting early childhood best practices.
Course: Early Childhood, Education, and Services I (19153-I) > Section: Promoting Physical, Cognitive, Language, Social, and Emotional Development

Exploration should include

- studying various theories and associated instructional methods (e.g., Margarethe Schurz, Friedrich Froebel, Patty Smith Hill, Elizabeth Peabody, Margaret McMillan, John Bowlby and Mary Ainsworth, B.F. Skinner, Albert Bandura, Jean Piaget, Abraham Maslow, Lev Vygotsky, Arnold Gesell, Sigmund Freud, Maria Montessori, Erik Erikson, Lawrence Kohlberg)
- relating theoretical implications to real-world experiences.

Process/Skill Questions:

Thinking

- What are some theories of child development?
- How do child development theories inform best practices in curriculum development?

Communication

- How should one evaluate the merits of child development theories?

Leadership

- How does applying child development theories enhance early childhood activities?

Management

- What are the best practices for setting up an early childhood learning program and environment?