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becomemor ecapabl eofr ecognizingmi xedemot ionsanddevel opadeepervocabul ary
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tal sodi rect sand
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-agencyovert heirphysical safety,theyexper ienceasenseofcont rol
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compl et edbyt het eacherf oreachl ear ner.B.Ki nder gar tent eacher smustcompl etethe
evaluat i
onf ormf oreachl earnerbasedont hei rbehavi or al obser vat i
onsoft hel ear ner s’
psychosoci alabil
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es.Accor dingl y,theeval uat ionf or mf orkinder gar tenshal laimt ogui de
teacher sont heirobser vations. Teacher sar eexpect edt ouphol dhonest y,cr edibili
ty,and
vali
dityi nanswer ingt hef ormf oreachl ear ner .Wi tht his,t heteachershoul dcl ear ly
under standt hepur pose, object ives,andexpect ationsofconduct i
ngandf aci l
i
tatingt he
psychosoci alsuppor tact i
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ont hel earner’sdevel opment al stager athert hant hei rcompar isonwi thol derpeer s.D.
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