Demonstrate understanding of the research done on mixed-age group instruction.
Explore the challenges and strategies involved in mixed-age group instruction in early childhood education and child care centers. Gain a deeper understanding of the research conducted on this topic, and discover effective ways to overcome these challenges. Enhance your teaching skills and create a nurturing and inclusive learning environment for all children.Trainings incorporating this outcome
120 hours courses
12 CEUs online
CDA Family Child Care Credential with Portfolio Review 
Credencial CDA de Cuidado Infantil Familiar con Revisión del Portafolio
Credencial CDA de Cuidado Infantil Familiar con Revisión del Portafolio 5/5
35 hours courses
18 hours courses
1.8 CEUs online
18-Hour Family Child Care Renewal Training Capacitación de renovación de cuidado infantil familiar de 18 horas
Capacitación de renovación de cuidado infantil familiar de 18 horas 4.7/5
4 hours courses
0.4 CEUs online
4.5/5
3 hours courses
Related Outcomes
- Identify tips and strategies for successful mixed-age group instruction.
- Demonstrate an understanding of how to use transitions for various age groups and for different parts of the school day.
- Explain the challenges behind mixed-age group instruction and strategies to overcome them.
- Demonstrate the benefits of mixed-age grouping in early childhood education.
- Demonstrate understanding the major milestones, typical behaviors and learning processes of children birth to 13 years of age
- Give examples of activities considered appropriate for mixed-age groups.
- Demonstrate an understanding of typical and atypical development from age 2 to 5.
- Demonstrate an understanding of how to develop and implement a daily schedule for school-age children.
- Demonstrate understand developmentally appropriate practices for school-age children with developmental, emotional, cognitive, language and/or physical needs
- Demonstrate an understanding of physical growth and development in school age children and the impact it has on programming.
- Demonstrate an understanding of the cognitive and language stages of development in children five to twelve years of age
- Demonstrate an understanding on how chronic illness can affect development in ages birth to three.
- Demonstrate understanding of using assessment and observations for short and long term goal development for ages birth to three.
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