To advance Physical and Intellectual Competence

To advance Physical and Intellectual Competence Competency standard 2...within the competency you have these topics: Physical, Cognitive, Communication, and Creative. Here are a few guided questions for each heading: PHYSICAL: Understanding the physical development of preschoolers, Promoting gross motor development, Promoting fine motor development and connecting physical development to the development of the whole child. COGNITIVE: Understanding the cognitive development of preschoolers, Major and related theories of cognition,Learning through play, learning throughout the day and supporting children′s content learning COMMUNICATION:Understanding the language and literacy development of preschoolers, supporting children′s oral language development, fostering children′s reading development,fostering children′s writing development, supporting dual language learners and partnering with families. CREATIVE: Recognizing creativity, making a case for arts, designing environments that promote creativity, supporting creativity through daily interactions and experiences, promoting creativity through the visual arts, fostering creativity through music and movement,and encouraging creativity through the dramatic arts.