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Transcript of Physical Development Carrie Simpson 2014 [email protected].
I can thoughtfully observe and evaluate students’ social, emotional, physical, and cognitive development based on basic theoretical frameworks and developmental expectations.
I am aware of the important balance between knowing what to expect (theories, norms, patterns, milestones, etc.) and the human variation that is normal in such a complex set of processes.
I can begin to identify and support students in cases when development is advanced or delayed.
I can use my analyses of students’ growth and development to better support their academic learning, in-school relationships, participation and engagement, and emotional health and wellbeing.
Objectives/”I Can” Statements
General Goals
Developmental framework Teaching practice Thoughtful observations, questioning,
and research
Many Factors Affect Growth & Development
HeredityRace/Ethnicity/CultureHealth/NutritionGenderEmotions and emotional climateSES
Infancy: Birth to 18-24 Months
Dramatic, rapid growthHalf our adult height (2 yrs.)4 times our birth weight (2 yrs.)
Brain Growth Spurt(3rd prenatal month until age 2 or 3)
At birth: 25% of adult brain weightAt 2 or 3 years: 75% of adult brain
weight
Early & Middle Childhood: Approximately Age 2-11
Slow, steady growthGain 2-3 in./ 5-7 lbs. per yearGain muscle mass and strengthLose baby fat6 years - teeth!!
Adolescent Growth Spurt
2-3 years long2-4 in./ 10-15 lbs. per yearGirls begin 2-3 yrs. earlier
(age 10/11 vs. age 12/13)
How does sensory processing affect school life and learning?
How does motor development affect school life and learning?
Motor development & sensory processing affect…
Comfort in bodySocial interactionsParticipation Self-esteemIdentity Energy levelAttention
Gross Motor Development: gaining control over the body’s large muscles for coordinated, effective movement
Children gain and refine skills as they grow physically larger and gain strength, speed, and coordination.
Over time children are…
Smoother and more graceful More efficient and precise Stronger and faster More agile More balanced More confident More adventurous Better able to estimate abilities
Fine Motor Development
Coordination of eyes and fingers to work accurately and quickly to create & construct
Requires core stability & gross motor control to move body, arms, and hands together smoothly
Graphomotor Development
Coordination of small muscles at the end of fingers to form letters while writing (rapid motor sequencing)
Requires core stability & gross motor control to move body, arm, and hand together smoothly
Sensory Integration
Definition: The involuntary process by which the brain assembles a picture of our environment at each moment using information from all our senses
Sensory seekingSensory avoidant
How We Process…
1. Sensory Registration
2. Orientation to Stimuli
3. Interpretation
4. Organizing a Response
5. Execution of a Response
Supporting Children
Educated observationsThoughtful questionsEffective support plans
“In order to be treated fairly and equally, children have to be treated differently.”
(Melvin Konner, Childhood: A Multicultural View)