California Infant-Toddler Learning and Development Foundations, second edition

The California Infant–Toddler Learning and Development Foundations, second edition, describe the learning and development of infants and toddlers during the birth to 3 age period in five domains that contribute to their overall school readiness: Social and Emotional Development, Approaches to Learning, Language Development, Cognitive Development, and Perceptual and Motor Development. Approaches to Learning is a new domain and is based on recent research highlighting the importance of capacities that support learning in any domain, including curiosity and initiative, collaborative effort, and executive functions. Still, especially in these earliest years of life, learning and development for young children are an integrated experience.

Explore the Infant-Toddler Learning and Development Foundations, second edition, in English, Spanish, Traditional Chinese, and Simplified Chinese.

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