To create developmentally appropriate instruction, early childhood educators must understand the development, learning, and unique needs of students. Five developmental domains are important for child development: cognitive, social, emotional, physical, and linguistic. Early childhood special education professionals must be aware of specific milestones within each developmental domain and typical development that occurs during the early stages of growth. Children who display atypical developmental characteristics should be evaluated and their learning needs considered when creating instruction.

For this assignment, create a graphic organizer of appropriate learning activities to support developmental domains within the different age ranges during the early years of growth. Select three developmental domains (cognitive, social, emotional, physical, and linguistic) and address the following age ranges (birth-12 months, 12-24 months, 2-3 years, 4-5 years, and 6-8 years). Based on the appropriate developmental milestones, create learning activities that meet the developmental needs of students. Include the following in your graphic organizer:

• Developmental domain
• Age range
• Early learning standard (birth to preschool) or state standard (K-3)
• Developmentally appropriate learning activity
• Alignment to developmental milestones

 In addition, write 250-500 words summarizing the following:

• Explain the difference between accommodation, modification, and differentiation.
• Discuss the types of data used to determine appropriate accommodations, modifications, and differentiation.
• Describe one example of accommodation, modification, and differentiation that would be appropriate to meet the developmental needs for students of the age/grade you intend to teach.

Support your graphic organizer and summary with 3-5 scholarly resources.

While APA Style format is not required for the body of this assignment, solid academic writing is expected, and documentation of sources should be presented using APA formatting guidelines, which can be found in the APA Style Guide, located in the Student Success Center.