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Accepting students where they are at and helping

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Accepting students where they are at and helping

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The more you know about developmental milestones the more you can support and help your students. 

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The more you know about developmental milestones the more you can support and help your students. 

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Educators will build more meaningful relationships with students

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Understanding each student's needs allows for stronger relationships and allows you as the teacher to meet each unique need

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It allows educators to understand why students do things they do and gives a better understanding of how to support them. 

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It allows educators to understand why students do things they do and gives a better understanding of how to support them. 

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knowing their capabilities will help with patients for you as the teacher and for them as the student

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Students may feel more comfortable in one part of the school than in others.

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Students may feel more comfortable in one part of the school than in others.

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helps teachers support the students and make them feel more
comfortable in their environment

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Creating an environment where each student feels comfortable and empowered to learn, grow, engage, and ask questions will create a positive environment for all students. 

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Creating an environment where each student feels comfortable and empowered to learn, grow, engage, and ask questions will create a positive environment for all students. 

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The better you know your students, the better you can serve them. It will explain certain behaviors and add to your patience and understanding.

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It Will allow the educator to have stronger relationships with the students. As well as allow the student to feel safe and appreciated. 

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It Will allow the educator to have stronger relationships with the students. As well as allow the student to feel safe and appreciated. 

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Being able to understand where they are coming from and give them the support they need at that time. This also creates a welcoming and safe environment.

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understanding and knowing each student will allow for a greater degree of differentiation in educational and social activities/tasks

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understanding and knowing each student will allow for a greater degree of differentiation in educational and social activities/tasks

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understanding the development of a child will help teachers plan developmentally appropriate lessons and know what to expect from their students.

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understanding the development of a child will help teachers plan developmentally appropriate lessons and know what to expect from their students.

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The knowledge can allow you as an educator to be sensitive to these developmental times that may affect a student's learning and how to best help them if possible.

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It helps hold teachers accountable to knowing their students needs and what teaching strategies work best for all learners.

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Allows you to provide a successful and developmentally friendly educational plan.

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Students may feel more comfortable in the classroom and around the school. This comes from them knowing that their teacher is concerned and has their best interest at heart.

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Knowing a students development helps one to understand how children at a certain age/ grade function. For instance, if you are yelling at a kindergartner for falling out of their seat, that is not appropriate since kindergartners do have that tendency and are clumsy. This allows educators to "be on the same page." 

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Knowing a students development helps one to understand how children at a certain age/ grade function. For instance, if you are yelling at a kindergartner for falling out of their seat, that is not appropriate since kindergartners do have that tendency and are clumsy. This allows educators to "be on the same page." 

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Knowing their capabilities and what you can do to foster that development

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Knowing their capabilities and what you can do to foster that development

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Understanding a child's development allows an educator to relate to a student and understand why a student may be acting/doing something the way they are. This helps create a safe space within the classroom as well as helps build relationships. 

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Understanding a child's development allows an educator to relate to a student and understand why a student may be acting/doing something the way they are. This helps create a safe space within the classroom as well as helps build relationships. 

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If you know what is developmentally appropriate for your grade level, you can pre-plan your classroom atmosphere. You can meet students where they are and avoid materials and/or work stations that may be too young or too old developmentally. This gives students the opportunity to engage in learning in meaningful ways.

-Michelle Riley (1st grade at Weikel)

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You have a framework to help you understand some of the unsavory characteristics of the age group(s) you work with.