Opportunity to grow
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Adults use interactions to help children see what they can accomplish through support and challenge. A child may not actually make progress in a matter of minutes or even days; what matters is that they are encouraged and challenged to make progress. As observers, it may be helpful to think about what can be "grown" in a particular interaction: content knowledge, procedural skill, social and emotional capacity, behavioral regulation, and so on. In the dimension of Opportunity to Grow, children are incrementally supported to stretch beyond the comfort zones of their current competence and confidence.
Opportunity to Grow modes of interaction include times when an adult may give children unreachable tasks without any supports or expectations that require no stretching through undemanding tasks (Opportunity to Grow X). In some interactions, an adult may provide incremental challenge and scaffolding that helps children progress with relative ease, within their comfort zone (Opportunity to Grow Y). In other interactions, an adult may provide children with a level of difficulty that requires them to stretch beyond their comfort zone, but is available to provide support if needed (Opportunity to Grow Z).
Opportunity to Grow modes of interaction include times when an adult may give children unreachable tasks without any supports or expectations that require no stretching through undemanding tasks (Opportunity to Grow X). In some interactions, an adult may provide incremental challenge and scaffolding that helps children progress with relative ease, within their comfort zone (Opportunity to Grow Y). In other interactions, an adult may provide children with a level of difficulty that requires them to stretch beyond their comfort zone, but is available to provide support if needed (Opportunity to Grow Z).
