Describe how language is one of the many ways through which culture affects development.
Explore how language is a key factor in how culture influences the development of infants and toddlers. Discover the profound impact that culture has on the growth and learning experiences of young children. Learn how this knowledge can benefit early childhood education and child care centers.Trainings incorporating this outcome
Age group
Proficiency Level
120 hours courses
12 CEUsRelated Outcomes
- Describe the impact of culture on infant and toddler development
- Describe and Demonstrate arts integration strategies to develop verbal and written language.
- Define culture and cultural sensitivity
- Identify ways to reflect on one's own personal perspectives with courage and/or humility
- Demonstrate an understanding of how ongoing preventive health and wellness care affects child development
- Describe Piaget’s sensorimotor and preoperational stages of cognitive development.
- Describe ways child care professionals can support advocacy issues.
- Demonstrate an understanding of how chronic illness can affect development in ages four and above.
- Identify ways to interact respectfully and appropriately in a variety of cultural contexts
- Identify ways to support children’s development using the arts.
- Describe the five critical needs for children to develop optimal emotional health
- Demonstrate an understanding of how chronic illness can affect development.
- Describe the stages of grief and the different ways children react to grief and stress.
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