Teacher of Early Childhood the Term Paper

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II. DEVELOPMENT TIMING VARIED AMONG INDIVIDUALS

It is necessary that the teacher of early childhood individuals understand that different individuals develop at different rates and that this is due to "differing physiological factors and differing experiences." (Growth Stages 1: Infancy and Early Childhood, nd) in a 2005 news report of the National Academies Education & Research entitled: "Timeout for Child Policy" relates that the United States "has not made the most of scientific knowledge about children's development between birth and age 5 - a period that sets the stage for their intellectual and emotional growth. By and large, what currently exists for America's children is a mixed bag of policies and practices...." (National Academies, 2005) III. RESULT WHEN TEACHERS DOES NOT UNDERSTAND

In the case where a teacher does not understand the stages of development of children and where the teacher fails to understand that children develop at different rates there exist a danger that a teacher will label a child as learning disabled and that the child, as a result, will be directed into special education classes thereby nulling their chance for a regular education and simply because they were developmentally different than their peers at the same age.

SUMMARY and CONCLUSION

It is critically important that a teacher understand the stages of human development in early childhood if they are to be a competent teacher of children at this stage of learning.
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