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Preschool CDA® II Internship
Career and Technical Education, Alabama State Department of Education (ALSDE)
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Preschool CDA® II Internship presents key theories of child development and highlights the role of the caregiver in promoting children’s cognitive, physical, communicative, and creative growth. It is designed to provide opportunities for students to create evidence for their professional portfolios as required for the CDA® credential and to meet CDA® Goal II (to advance physical and intellectual competence).
Describe milestones of physical development in infants, toddlers, and preschoolersClassify activities that promote physical development by appropriate age levelDevelop a lesson plan that incorporates both gross and fine motor skill activities as part of the learning processSummarize the work of prominent developmental theoristsDescribe birth-to-age-five cognitive milestones in terms of major developmental theoriesCreate a five-day lesson plan that incorporates developmental theory and goals for cognitive developmentDescribe strategies for encouraging early literacy skills and language development in infants, toddlersDocument children’s oral language development with a variety of observational instrumentsDesign a preschool literacy center that supports language and literacy developmentDiscuss the connection between creative play and cognitive development and compare how child-ledIntegrate opportunities for creative play into teaching and learningDesign a lesson plan that incorporates child-led creative activitiesCollaborate to create a learning environment that fosters creativityWrite a professional competency statement that demonstrates an understanding of children’s physicalDesign learning experiences that promote physical and cognitive development