Cognitive Development

The professional working with young children supports children's cognitive development

Resources & Media for Understanding Competency 1.5

Behaviors & Skills

• a
  Analyzes and supports children's symbolic play development
  
  
• b
  Encourages perspective-taking
  
  
• c
  Helps children learn to problem-solve
  
  
• d
  Supports and provides strategies to children that enable them to communicate their understanding in a variety of modalities (speaking, visual art, movement, drama, etc.)
  
  
• e
  Plans experiences based on children's interests and asks open-ended questions that encourage critical and divergent thinking
  
  
• f
  Helps children to make and refine connections
  
  
• g
  Helps children to develop and evaluate theories
  
  
• h
  Encourages children to be enthusiastic and curious about their world and each other's thinking