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Growth and Development for REET L1 Teachers
Growth and development are connected but distinct concepts at the centre of REET Level 1 Child Development and Pedagogy. Growth refers to measurable quantitative change such as height, weight, head circumference and body proportion, while development refers to qualitative change in reasoning, language, peer interaction and emotional control. A Classes 1 to 5 teacher plans for both by keeping the major principles in mind: cephalocaudal, proximodistal, general-to-specific, individual differences, continuity, and heredity-environment interaction.
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- Growth is the quantitative side of change measured in centimetres, kilograms or chart units; development is the qualitative side seen in behaviour and competence.
- Six core principles recur: cephalocaudal, proximodistal, general-to-specific, individual differences, continuity, and heredity-environment interaction.
- REET L1 stage chart: infancy birth to 2, early childhood 2 to 6, later childhood 6 to 12, adolescence 12 to 18.
- Brain weight reaches close to ninety percent of adult weight by about age six, which is why early primary years matter so much.
- Primary years sit between two faster phases — physical growth is steady while cognitive, social and language development continues actively.
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Growth and development are connected but distinct concepts at the centre of REET Level 1 Child Development and Pedagogy. Growth refers to measurable quantitative change such as height, weight, head circumference and body proportion, while development refers to qualitative change in reasoning, language, peer interaction and emotional control. A Classes 1 to 5 teacher plans for both by keeping the major principles in mind:...