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Developmental Milestones of a Preschooler
Developmental Milestones of a Preschooler The preschool age is a wonderful time for children; they start to trust other individuals beyond their family, grasp individualism, learn to be resourceful and defend themselves in their living environment in a welcoming way. Their observation of the world around them has sharpened; by investigating they have discovered what will transpire while they mingle with different individuals; the preschooler’s language goes beyond the partial jargon of a toddler. Child development can be separated into four groups: cognitive, social/emotional, physical (motor) and language. The truth is the division is essential and practical yet the groups are not divided equally, they are connected and intertwined together. Developing in one area influences the development in another area and this realism calls for teachers to pay attention to each arena while leading the children into the academic world. Take for an example, reading and writing. The teacher is working in language development when she is talking to the children he/she has them realize that printing is a form of communication. Social/emotional development is when the teacher requires children to manage a book by themselves or work together with classmates. Physical (motor) development is necessary to use a pencil and cognitive development is acting out a story in the proper order and cognitive development comes into play when the children perform parts of a story in proper order (How Children Develop and Learn, n.d.). The ages of three through five are considered to be the preschool years (Henniger, 2009), generally the three and four year old are in a preschool setting. For many preschool is the first introduction to an educational environment, preparing the child for the corridors of elementary school. Preschool will encourage the development of cognitive, motor, social, emotional, language
Developmental Milestones of a Preschooler The preschool age is a wonderful time for children; they start to trust other individuals beyond their family, grasp individualism, learn to be resourceful and defend themselves in their living environment in a welcoming way. Their observation of the world around them has sharpened; by investigating they have discovered what will transpire while they mingle with different individuals; the preschooler’s language goes beyond the partial jargon of a toddler. Child development can be separated into four groups: cognitive, social/emotional, physical (motor) and language. The truth is the division is essential and practical yet the groups are not divided equally, they are connected and intertwined together. Developing in one area influences the development in another area and this realism calls for teachers to pay attention to each arena while leading the children into the academic world. Take for an example, reading and writing. The teacher is working in language development when she is talking to the children he/she has them realize that printing is a form of communication. Social/emotional development is when the teacher requires children to manage a book by themselves or work together with classmates. Physical (motor) development is necessary to use a pencil and cognitive development is acting out a story in the proper order and cognitive development comes into play when the children perform parts of a story in proper order (How Children Develop and Learn, n.d.). The ages of three through five are considered to be the preschool years (Henniger, 2009), generally the three and four year old are in a preschool setting. For many preschool is the first introduction to an educational environment, preparing the child for the corridors of elementary school. Preschool will encourage the development of cognitive, motor, social, emotional, language
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