Developmental Domains
- Social and Emotional Development
This entails the ability to form relationships to enhance learning. Children who experience responsive relationships develop a sense of belonging and are hence able to form attachments with their peers.
- Language Development
Language development is critical as it enables children to enhance their communication and social-emotional components in their learning process. Both written and oral communication enables children to express their thoughts, experiences, and feelings.
- Physical Well-being and Motor Development
Children with enhanced fine and gross motor skills are able to participate in learning activities. They can actively engage and participate in activities that enable them to improve their coordination.
- Cognition and General Knowledge
Children must be exposed to experiences that improve their intellectual skills. This is done by providing an environment where they can learn from their surroundings in order for them to understand patterns, relationships, and the ability to solve problems.
- Approaches Toward Learning
Children are naturally eager to learn and explore. Educators and caregivers should increase their learning opportunities by understanding the predispositions as well as learning styles that support the children’s interaction with their environment.
Technology Features to Enrich Learning
- Social and Emotional Development – Technology can be used to enrich social and emotional development through the provision of mobile apps that support early language, by creating new opportunities for engagement and interaction. Having microphones and an audio system in the classroom can help the children learn to listen to others, take turns when their peers talk, and improve their confidence in social settings.
- Language Development – Enrichment can be done with the help of mobile apps to enhance vocabulary development. Computer programs can also be used to tailor reading challenges based on the child’s prior performance and experience.
- Physical Well-being and Motor Development – Again, the use of a microphone and an audio system in the classroom enables children to improve their coordination skills. Also, the use of smartphones and computers enable them to improve their hand-eye coordination as they visually follow and interact with an object on the screen.
- Cognition and General Knowledge – Playing with computer games helps improve the children’s visual attention and cognition, especially when such games involve solving problems or forming patterns.
- Approaches Toward Learning – Age appropriate games for children help instill critical skills such as the ability to overcome challenges, thus creating a strong foundation for learning and encouraging the children to keep on trying.