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Physical, Cognitive, and Language...
Learning Objectives
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In this chapter, students should learn:
how preschoolers' bodies change in size and appearance how young children learn to run, jump, throw, and catch, as well as how they develop fine-motor skills such as cutting and drawing that preschool children are generally healthy and that most health and safety concerns for young children are preventable how preschool children think differently than older children and adults, in particular, their tendencies to view the world through their own perspective and focus on appearances how caregivers expand the range of children's cognitive development by providing challenging environments and experiences for children the challenges that preschoolers face in learning language, such as solving the mystery of word meanings, and the role of caregivers in helping children master language
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