| Principle 2: | Child development and learning theory The teacher understands how children learn and develop and can provide learning opportunities that support their intellectual, social, and personal development. |
Interpretation:
A teacher is expected to know that typical development and academic abilities vary across domains, yet follows a predictable order. It is influenced by age, experiences and cultural environment that each student will come to class with; expressed as individual learning needs. Artifacts:
Rational:
My understanding of reading and writing development and strategies for classroom instruction is represented in these artifacts:
Scaffolding Writing Development
"Here I go to school."
Visionary Teaching 
