Unit 4

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 Development during Early Childhood Years (3-6 years)           15 Marks

Characteristics and capacities of pre-school children in various developmental domains.

 

⚫ Children's Play: concept, importance, characteristics and its types.

⚫ Emergent literacy/ foundational literacy & numeracy concept and methods

• Promoting development across domains through traditional & modern songs, stories, games, indigenous play material and other activities.

• Identifying developmental issues among pre-schoolers and mechanisms for early intervention

Application of different theoretical perspectives with respect to development in these three years in different domains.

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