How can teachers and curriculum developers ensure that materials are developmentally appropriate?
The Comprehensive Health and Physical Education Standards are organized into small grade level bands (K-2, 3-4, 5-6, 7-8, and 9-12) so that teachers can easily identify what should be taught across grade levels. Schools need to provide time for teachers to discuss when and how the cumulative progress indicators will be addressed. Teachers also need to be sensitive to the social, emotional, and physical developmental levels of students in their classrooms and adjust instruction accordingly. Instruction cannot always be individualized to meet every student’s immediate needs. There is no doubt, however, that in any classroom, there will be students at various developmental stages who will use the information presented in different timeframes in accordance with their developmental levels of readiness.
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