From NAEYC’s “Rocking and Rolling” Series, Learning to Move describes “motor development (as) a constant learning process” that is “discontinuous” as infants and toddlers adjust to their own growth and skill development in learning to move in new ways. From rolling over to sitting to crawling to walking independently, in the face of ever changing motivations, young children are busy with Learning to Move as they explore, expand, and enhance their motor skills. The article also includes ideas to try as we support little ones in getting up and going. Here’s a printer-friendly version of the article if you’d find that useful.
The ICC-Recommended Early Start Personnel Manual (ESPM) describes core knowledge and role-specific competencies needed for early intervention service provision, incorporating current research and evidence in the field of early intervention. Click here to access the ESPM. Scroll down to find the ESPM entry.
This resource is related to the following ESPM knowledge-level competencies:
- Core Knowledge (CK):
- CK5: The importance of play as context, method, and outcome of learning.
- Individualized Family Service Plan Development and Review (IFSP-DR):
- IFSP-DR5 (EIS): Understands the rationale for the identification and selection of intervention strategies used in everyday routines, relationships, activities, places, and partnerships for early intervention activities (or justification of the extent to which some outcomes cannot be achieved in a natural environment).
- Individualized Family Service Plan Development and Review (IFSP-i):
- IFSP-i2 (EIS): Understands the individual nature of child learning styles and the importance of adapting intervention strategies.
- IFSP-i11 (EIS): Knows strategies that support parents in adapting the natural environment to meet infant/toddler developmental needs.