Overlapping Developmental Domains

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"The environment itself will teach the child, if every error he makes is manifest to him, without the intervention of a parent or teacher, who should remain a quiet observer of all that
happens."
— Maria Montessori

When I first started working in the field of early intervention, as a lead evaluator on a multidisciplinary evaluation team, I would view each developmental domain as a separate entity. Little did I know at that time that each area of domain overlaps the other, and in order for me to be truly effective in assessing children's developmental abilities, I needed to change my mindset in how I evaluated children. This, of course, required me to 'think outside the box,' an imperative if I were going to grow in my role as an early childhood professional. Here I lay out the five domains of development and examine how each discipline has a direct influence on the ...