Ages and Stages Child Development
What are the 5 types of change that take place in the first few years of life? Physical Intellectual Emotional Social Moral
Main developmental stages of childhood Infancy: birth to one year Toddlerhood: one to three years Preschool age: three to five years School age: five to ten years
Physical Development in Infants 1. The presence of automatic reflexes 2. The development of hand-eye coordination 3. The development of large-motor skills
Development during the Toddler Stage Small-motor skills Talking “I can do it” attitude Parallel play Understanding of right and wrong
Changes in Preschool More advanced small and large-motor skills Counting and naming colors & letters Make believe Larger vocabulary Empathy Fears Cooperative play
Changes in School-Age Children Spend time away from home Lose baby teeth More refined small-motor skills Reasoning skills More complex tasks Stress Form peer groups Stronger conscience
Children with physical and mental disabilities Caregivers and teachers can best help them by: Making an early identification Challenging them Empowering them Helping them to fit in Helping them develop confidence
What is inclusion? Inclusion is the practice of placing together children with disabilities and those without them for at least part of the school day Children with disabilities feel that they fit in and are challenged and stimulated Children without disabilities develop greater understanding