This document discusses developmental characteristics of children from birth to age 12 across six domains of development:
1. Physical development - Includes milestones like hand-eye coordination, mobility, and fine/gross motor skill development.
2. Language development - Focuses on vocalizations, gestures, and emerging reading/writing/speaking abilities.
3. Cognitive development - Covers areas like problem-solving, attention span, recognition of people/things, and memory/anticipation.
4. Emotional development - Discusses reactions to positive/negative factors, ability to self-calm, and emerging fears.
5. Social development - Looks at signs of social contact desire, trust-
This document discusses developmental characteristics of children from birth to age 12 across six domains of development:
1. Physical development - Includes milestones like hand-eye coordination, mobility, and fine/gross motor skill development.
2. Language development - Focuses on vocalizations, gestures, and emerging reading/writing/speaking abilities.
3. Cognitive development - Covers areas like problem-solving, attention span, recognition of people/things, and memory/anticipation.
4. Emotional development - Discusses reactions to positive/negative factors, ability to self-calm, and emerging fears.
5. Social development - Looks at signs of social contact desire, trust-
This document discusses developmental characteristics of children from birth to age 12 across six domains of development:
1. Physical development - Includes milestones like hand-eye coordination, mobility, and fine/gross motor skill development.
2. Language development - Focuses on vocalizations, gestures, and emerging reading/writing/speaking abilities.
3. Cognitive development - Covers areas like problem-solving, attention span, recognition of people/things, and memory/anticipation.
4. Emotional development - Discusses reactions to positive/negative factors, ability to self-calm, and emerging fears.
5. Social development - Looks at signs of social contact desire, trust-
This document discusses developmental characteristics of children from birth to age 12 across six domains of development:
1. Physical development - Includes milestones like hand-eye coordination, mobility, and fine/gross motor skill development.
2. Language development - Focuses on vocalizations, gestures, and emerging reading/writing/speaking abilities.
3. Cognitive development - Covers areas like problem-solving, attention span, recognition of people/things, and memory/anticipation.
4. Emotional development - Discusses reactions to positive/negative factors, ability to self-calm, and emerging fears.
5. Social development - Looks at signs of social contact desire, trust-
Understand principles and domains of child development,
COMPETENCY: 4.00 B2 21% developmental characteristics of children, and theories of child development. OBJECTIVE: 4.02 B2 7% Understand developmental characteristics of children. Essential Question: What are some developmental characteristics of children at various ages? UNPACKED CONTENT Developmental characteristics are behaviors and attributes that are typical for an age group of children. Knowledge of these characteristics enables early childhood professionals to plan appropriate programs, curricula, and activities. Here are some types of behaviors/attributes often addressed in developmental characteristics for the six domains of child development. Physical Development and Health ∙ Hand-to-mouth coordination ∙ Vision, eye-hand coordination ∙ Mobility ∙ Fine and gross motor skills ∙ Self-help skills
∙ Average height and weightReflexes, types of body movements,
degree of body coordination ∙ Ability to lift, support, move head ∙ Abilities with hands ∙ Questioning ∙ Connecting words with people, things ∙ Reading, writing, speaking, and listening skills
∙ Language Development and CommunicationVocalizations, sounds, cries, laughter
∙ Use of facial expressions, gestures, and other body language to communicate Approaches to Learning ∙ Desire for independence ∙ Attempts to solve problems ∙ Length of attention span
∙ Responses; appreciation of beautySigns of curiosity, interest, creative thinking
∙ Recognition of familiar things ∙ Imitation ∙ Following and finding things ∙ Interest in books, TV, computer, etc.
∙ Cognitive Development Preferences
∙ Recognition of people, things ∙ Development of memory; anticipation ∙ Demonstrations of feelings ∙ Emerging fears
∙ Emotional DevelopmentReactions to positive and negative factors
∙ Ability to calm oneself, manage feelings Social Development ∙ Evidence of desire for social contact ∙ Evidence of trust; search for approval ∙ Testing limits
∙ Understanding of self in relation to othersStyles of play, interactions with others