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developmental learning

developmental learning

3.9
Learning that happens naturally as a child's brain and thinking grow
  • noun
  • /dɪˈvɛləpməntəl ˈlɜrnɪŋ/
translation icon : aprendizaje del desarrollo
  • Parents can support their child's developmental learning by providing a safe and stimulating environment for exploration.

Examples

  • Based on their work with student teachers in field-based settings, John Furlong and Trisha Maynard have illustrated how different mentoring roles and strategies can be coordinated with the developmental learning needs of student teachers (see table 2).

    Academic text (2007)
  • However, the American Psychiatric Association (APA) gradually recognized it as a behavioral disorder separate from the developmental learning disabilities.

    Academic text (1999)
  • The teacher observed that developmental learning influences how children interact with their peers.

  • Educational programs are designed to meet the developmental learning needs of young children, focusing on their natural growth patterns.

Antonyms

19 6.8

A period when activity and growth stop, often in business or the economy

How Intentional

tutoring
49 2.2
developmental learning
3.9

Surface Forms

Morphology

developmental + learning

The noun phrase is directly compositional: 'developmental' (relating to growth or stages of development) modifies 'learning' (the process of acquiring knowledge), so a B1 learner who knows both words can infer 'learning that occurs as part of development.' This adjective+noun pattern is straightforward and cross-linguistically common, making the meaning immediately predictable from the constituents.

Etymology

Developmental learning comes from the simple image of a child growing and changing over time. The word developmental points to 'growing' and the word learning points to 'gaining skills', so the phrase means the kind of 'learning' that happens naturally as someone grows, especially in early life.