VVC Child Development Professional Portfolio

Program Learning Outcome (PLO) Coversheet: PLO #1

PLO 1: Demonstrates the ability to integrate knowledge of (the needs, the characteristics, and
multiple influences on) development of children (birth to age eight) as related to high quality of
care and education of young children.

Required Artifacts:
Observation on Domains of Development (CHDV 100, enhanced in CHDV 210)
Select portions of the DRDP (CHDV 160, enhanced in CHDV 210)
Essay on Importance of Play (CHDV 110, enhanced in CHDV 210)
Title 22 Health and Safety Regulation Observation Project (CHDV 142, enhanced,
CHDV 210)

Knowledge: for each of the above artifacts, please list (using bullets) the knowledge you gained
pertaining to this PLO.
Observation on Domains of Development
Children develop differently
There are five domains: cognitive, social/emotional, language, physical, and adaptive.
Knowing and understanding each domains purpose for development in a child.
Knowing when to be objective especially when it comes to observing the children.
Knowing the role of the teacher and the parent and how they support a childs
development.
DRDP
Learned to determine what developmental level a child is at.
Learned all DRDPs including their definition and what each stands for in a childs
development.
One of the many ways to collect information on a child to develop individual
curriculum plans, appropriate guidance strategies, and environments for children.
There are four stages a child goes through in each DRDP: exploring, developing,
building, and integrating.
Essay on Importance of Play
Knowing what is developmentally appropriate which means, age appropriateness,
how it relates to the child, and
Children learn and develop through play.

 All domains can be learned through play.

Tittle 22 Health and Safety Regulations Observation
Knowing what symptoms to look for on common diseases and other health issues that
affect children.
This is for state and federal programs
Knowledge of steps to take being a mandated child abuse reporter
Knowing the nutritional needs of various ages

Skills: for each of the above artifacts, please list (using bullets) the skills you gained pertaining
to this PLO.
Observation on Domains of Development
Identifying specific domains through a childs behavior.
Observing without interactions.
Analyze how outside influences like culture affect a childs development.
Identifying similarities and differences between theorists.
DRDP
Applying the DRDP measures to activity plans.
Collecting examples using anecdotals, running records, event samples, checklists, and
rating scales.
Can identify which level of a DRDP measure a child is at.
Apply information gathered from observations to create individual curriculum plans.
Apply information gathered from teacher observations of how their behavior is with
the children and how that behavior effects a childs development.
Essay on Importance of Play
Explaining to others the importance of a play based curriculum.
Plan a play based curriculum.
Providing time for play.
Develop a personal philosophy for teaching.
Providing the best and most appropriate teaching practices.
Tittle 22 Health and Safety Regulations Observation
Observing a classroom and assessing it if it is following regulations
Get the most out of the mental and physical health of children
Create appropriate curriculum using topics on health, safety, and nutrition

**Growth: Please list how your knowledge and skills listed above, have grown as a result of
your student teaching experiences.

I believe that I have been able to observe childrens developmental level and take in
what I have seen to create activities that are appropriate for them while still being able to
stay engaged with the children.
I can say the same for the DRDPs. I can now point out the DRDPs more easily and I
have noticed how a lot of the times as I was doing my activities a lot of DRDP measures
were being brought up to my attention.
I can now see how play allows children to learn and grow through varies play activities
and child interactions.
Because the classroom I am in is a state program, I have been able to get familiar with
their health and safety procedures. I know where to store their cleaning products and
what to be done before and after they have eaten lunch.

**Beliefs: How has completing the above assignments influenced your beliefs about what
constitutes high quality care and education?
Through my observations I can now determine a childs developmental stage which allows me to
believe that it takes a teachers attention and interaction to really know where a child is at. The
DRDPs help evaluate where a child is at in their development which leads me to believe that this
tool, even though it can be a handful, is a good way to determine a childs growth. The
importance of play has shaped my belief on how important it is to create an environment that
encourages play with a variety of materials and peers. Lastly, the Title 22 Health and Safety
regulations have shaped my belief that to ensure childrens safety and health, all regulations
should be followed.

**Future Growth & Next Steps:

Think about your future teaching, list three goals to help you improve upon your existing
knowledge and skills and your teaching.
1. Building my skills of observation even with all the commotion around me
2. Build on recognizing more health and safety regulations making it a part of my daily
routine
3. Build my knowledge on the importance of play by providing new and creative ways to
play
Identify how you will achieve each of these three goals. Be specific. For instance, will you
enroll in a course? If so, what course? Will you read a book? What book?
I will achieve each of these goals as I continue my mentorship and as I become a teacher. I will
also be able re-read a lot of my earlier text books from previous classes to keep my mind

refreshed but also finding new books to keep up with the latest information. The two text books
for this current class are great tools to keep in hand in case I need to refer back to a particular
subject.