This module explores key stages of childhood and pre-adolescent development and how they shape learning, behaviour, attention, and emotional regulation in K–8 learners. Educators examine cognitive, social, emotional, and physical development across early childhood, middle childhood, and the transition into early adolescence.
Key topics include brain development, executive function foundations, attention and memory growth, emotional regulation, social development, and early learning differences. The module emphasizes practical classroom strategies to support engagement, behaviour, and regulation while respecting developmental readiness and individual variation.