Child Development - Brain Research - Birth to Age 3
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Standard 2 / Indicator 2.1

• Demonstrate changes in home environment that support literacy and child development.

• Understand child development processes relating to their child(ren).

Recommended:

You should complete the lesson Birth to Age 5 before completing this lesson.

Materials:

Pencil or pen

Family Literacy Journal  (view instructions here)

Lesson:

It is important that you understand how children develop.  Research shows the way you interact with your child(ren) has a big impact on brain development!  The experiences you provide can determine how your child functions later in life.

Scientists are finding that the kind of care-giving that parents provide for their children has an even greater effect on brain development than most people previously suspected.

1. On the chart below, find the age of your child(ren).  

2. Click on the picture to learn more about your child's brain development.   

3. Be sure to click on all of the related links!

4. You will learn how your child's brain develops and what you can do to encourage your child.

from "ZERO TO THREE - Brain Wonders" http://www.zerotothree.org/brainwonders/index.html
Pregnancy	Newborn - 2mo	2 - 6 mo	6 - 9 mo
9 - 12 mo	12 - 18 mo	18 - 24 mo	24 - 36 mo

Assessment:

1. You will take a short quiz for each age group that you studied.

2. Click on the quiz below that goes with the information you read.  

3. Choose word format to email or adobe format to print.

For more information: 

Click here to learn more about child development and brain research.

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