What we need to know about our Children:
Areas of Development:
From the moment of birth, children begin exploring their new world by touching, smelling, tasting, listening, observing, and playing. Through this constant exploration, they are rapidly developing the "domains" of their physical and mental abilities. The simplest activities at every age level promotes stimulation and growth in their cognitive, social, language, and physical (fine and gross motor) skills.
Definitions:
Cognitive Development is learning to process information.
Language Development is learning to express ourselves in order to communicate with others.
Social Development is learning to like ourselves to get along with others.
Physical Development is divided into two categories – fine motor and gross motor skills. Fine Motor skills are activities occurring with the fingers in coordination with the eyes, such as reaching, grasping, releasing, and turning the wrist. Gross motor skills involve the large muscles in the arms, legs and torso.
Please find more information about child development in these informative websites:
About child development
http://youtu.be/34YPPBGjlgA
What influences Early Child Development?
http://youtu.be/rbcO4UmJbTs
Piaget's Stages of Development
http://youtu.be/TRF27F2bn-A
Why we need to know about children development?
Because we are Great Teachers and,
We treat our students with respect and caring attitude.
We provide a warm and nurturing environment.
We learn through play and interactive activities.
We use hands-on experiences.
We use storytelling and story reading to enhance children language and literacy skills.
We learn to detect and manipulate the sound structure of words.
We have fun making syllables and rhymes with acting games to improve children's social skills.
We introduce scientific and mathematical concepts.
We provide a variety of opportunities for children to apply and use knowledge and skills in different learning areas.
We provide different learning areas were children have meaningful experiences!!!
Areas of Development:
From the moment of birth, children begin exploring their new world by touching, smelling, tasting, listening, observing, and playing. Through this constant exploration, they are rapidly developing the "domains" of their physical and mental abilities. The simplest activities at every age level promotes stimulation and growth in their cognitive, social, language, and physical (fine and gross motor) skills.
Definitions:
Cognitive Development is learning to process information.
Language Development is learning to express ourselves in order to communicate with others.
Social Development is learning to like ourselves to get along with others.
Physical Development is divided into two categories – fine motor and gross motor skills. Fine Motor skills are activities occurring with the fingers in coordination with the eyes, such as reaching, grasping, releasing, and turning the wrist. Gross motor skills involve the large muscles in the arms, legs and torso.
Please find more information about child development in these informative websites:
About child development
http://youtu.be/34YPPBGjlgA
What influences Early Child Development?
http://youtu.be/rbcO4UmJbTs
Piaget's Stages of Development
http://youtu.be/TRF27F2bn-A
Why we need to know about children development?
Because we are Great Teachers and,
We treat our students with respect and caring attitude.
We provide a warm and nurturing environment.
We learn through play and interactive activities.
We use hands-on experiences.
We use storytelling and story reading to enhance children language and literacy skills.
We learn to detect and manipulate the sound structure of words.
We have fun making syllables and rhymes with acting games to improve children's social skills.
We introduce scientific and mathematical concepts.
We provide a variety of opportunities for children to apply and use knowledge and skills in different learning areas.
We provide different learning areas were children have meaningful experiences!!!