Development of Academic Domains (Ashlee Vieux)

 

Development of Academic Domains

 

Early Childhood Development: Developing Academic Domains

 

        Academic Domains are specific areas of a child’s developmental progress and growth of academic subjects-reading,writing,math,music,geoghrapghy,social studies.etc. competences in this academic disciplines develop over the span of childhood and are supported with age-appropriate instruction

 

 

Academic Domain Developement Milestones are represented in chart below

 

 

 

      Theoretical Backgeound supporting the development of academic domains

 

Piaget’s theoretical background of cognitive development is relevant to the development of academic domains. Early academia and cognitive domains develop in tandem and are mutually affected in their development by other contextual factors. Piaget would argue that core academic domains of school readiness (literacy, mathematics, and self-regulation) develop together and are potentially affected by other factors and domains such as underlying cognitive processes, motivation, and motor skills. Cross-domain development of academic and cognitive skills in young children (birth to 8). A growing body of research over the last decade has indicated that academic and cognitive skills develop in tandem across the early years supporting Piagets theory of cognitive development in relation to academia.

Supporting The Developement of Academic Domains

 The promotion of healthy development in the area of academic domains can be fostered by educators by implementing and following regularly classroom schedules. Also observe and monitor children’s overall growth and progress in each of the developmental domains.

 Parents can be the most valuable influences on the development of academic domains in the school setting especially at the local level. The Board of Education adopts the curriculum thats taught by teachers, but the parents are the taxpayers in the district, so they have a vested interest in the way their children are taught.  This input can be made through contacting individual teachers and/or the administration to shape their children’s educations.