Early Childhood Early Childhood Ranges from 3 6

Early Childhood

Early Childhood §Ranges from 3 -6 years of life

Focus Growth and Motor Development Role of the Family Cognitive Development Child Language Development Education

Growth and Motor Development Height Weight §Gain §Grow 2. 3 kg (5 lbs. ) each year by 6. 0 -7. 5 cm (2 -3) inches per year

Height and Weight Measurements: 50 th Percentile

Motor Development

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Visuo-Motor Development • Systematic scanning develops • Copy a picture of a circle and draw crude facial features in it • Vision is 20/20 • Copy a square • More adept at racing shapes such as cross or diamonds • Not adept at drawing human stick figures but can add more details to it • Can copy most basic shapes • Trace and print numbers and letters

Brain Development THALAMUS NEOCORTEX SIGNALS

Language Development

Speak and understand sentences that was previously heard Sophisticated language users Acquired complicated structure of native tongue Use complex sentences Ask ceaseless questions Obeying the rules with regularity With word order and inflections 2 -3 word sentences Telegraphic speech

Developmental Delay § Refers to a significant lag in one or more of four areas: üGross motor coordination üFine motor and visuo-motor coordination üLanguage üSocial skills

Early Childhood and Piaget’s Theory of Cognitive Development § Jean Piaget’s Preoperational Period during the age 2 ½ to 6 years old precedes the period of concrete operation. During this stage, a child has representation, explanation, curiosity, and magical thinking.

Early Childhood Education (3 Rs) Relationship Resilience Readiness Developmentally Appropriate Practices

Role of the Family