While some teacher training can relate to teachers of all ages, there comes a point where you need to equip teachers for teaching the age of their groups. They need to know the physical, mental, emotional, social, and spiritual characteristics of that age level.
Not to equip them with an age level developmental understanding is a disservice to your teachers and their students because they will not know:
- what to expect (normal behavior, attention span, skill levels, etc.)
Otherwise teachers might get frustrated or flustered.
- how to best reach their class (type & depth of content, slant, methods to use, etc.)
Otherwise students might get frustrated or flustered.
In the Age Level Characteristics resource, available through the MinTools.com store, you will find an article on each of the below age brackets to help teachers understand that age group and a worksheet with characteristics and their implications.
Early Childhood (Infant, Toddler, Pre-Primary)
Grade School (Primary: Grades 1-2, Junior: Grades 3-6)
Youth (Junior High, Senior High)
Adults (College & Career, Young Adult, Middle Adult, Older Adult)
Here’s another reason it is a disservice not to train teachers about the age they teach: Age Level Understanding Helps Teachers Make Truths Relevant
Teacher Training Resources: General Age Level Development
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