WHY IS IT IMPORTANT TO KEEP AN EYE ON A CHILD’S …
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WHY IS IT IMPORTANT TO
KEEP AN EYE ON A CHILD’S
DEVELOPMENT?
So why should we keep an eye on a child’s development / Have progress
reports in preschool?❖Is the child developing on par according to his age?
❖ Is the child on par with the rest of the kids in his age group in his class?
❖What is the child’s strengths?
❖What is the child struggling with?
BUT REMEMBER……………..❖Each child is unique
❖Some kids have their birthday later in the year
❖Give a 3 – 6 month waiting period/leeway
Refer the child to a speech therapist if the child is falling behind in language development / speaking unclear / can understand or follow instructions
Refer the child to a play therapist if emotional issues is suspected / abrupt changes in behaviour occurs
Refer the child to an occupational therapist if the child is falling behind:
❖in an important area (e.g. movement)
❖in a few areas
LET’S NOW LOOK AT A FEW IMPORTANT MILESTONES IN EACH
AGE GROUP
Birth to 1 year old
❖ Lifts head for a few seconds - 6 weeks old
❖ Has head control when sitting - ¾ months old
❖ Sitting independently - 6 months old
❖ Babbles to get attention - 6 to 9 months old
❖ Crawls - 9 months old
❖ Eats solid food - 10 months old
❖ Shakes head to indicate ‘No’ - 10 – 11 months old
❖ Walks - 12 months old
Why is tummy time so important?
❖Neck strength
❖Weight-bearing on arms
❖Eye-hand coordination
❖Exploring my environment with my eyes
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WHY IS CRAWLING IMPORTANT?
❖Weight-bearing on my arms and legs
❖Bilateral integration
❖Motor planning
❖Eye-hand coordination
❖Hand strength
❖Exploring my environment
❖Touch integration
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www.teachinglittles.com
1 – 2 years old
❖ Able to climbs stairs up (needs help getting down)
❖Starts to run/climb/jump
❖Takes off own socks
❖Feeds self with a spoon
❖Starts to identify objects
❖Speaks 15 – 100 words
❖Catches a big ball against the body
❖Has a fore-finger grasp / pincer grasp
❖ Identifies 5 body parts correctly
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2 – 3 YEAR OLD❖ Able to ride a toy motorbike without falling over
❖ Jumps with feet together from a low step
❖ Speaks 200 – 300 words
❖ Knows own name
❖ Shows parallel play (playing alongside other children not with them)
❖ Kicks a 20cm ball
❖ Dominant hand starts to develop (between 2 – 4 years old)
❖ Grasp (digital pronated)
❖ Identifies the arms, legs, back, head, stomach, feet, nose, eyes, ears and head
❖ Identifies and names 1 – 2 colours
❖ Able to thread big beads
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3 – 4 YEARS OLD
❖ Starts to jump on one leg
❖ Starts to alternate legs when climbing stairs
❖ Starts to walk on toes
❖ Starts to stand on 1 leg
❖ Starts to walk heel-toe
❖ Should be toilet-trained during the day
❖ Uses a fork and spoon to eat
❖ Calls themselves ‘I’ not on their own name any more
❖ Talks about 1000 words
❖ Understands the concept of give-and-take
❖ Catches a 20cm ball after it was bounced towards them
❖ Builds a 3 – 5 piece puzzle
❖ Has a 3-point grip
❖ Identifies to all the basic body parts mentioned above including the feet, fingers, pinkie, thumb, knees, hips and shoulders
❖ Starts to count objects – more important than counting
❖ Counts up to 10
❖ Starts to name shapes circle/triangle/square may say (ball/roof)
❖ Copies a cross
❖ Sort different colours together
❖ Identifies and names up to 5 colours
❖ Able to colour simple shapes
❖ Holds the scissors correctly in one hand
❖ Tries to cut out shapes
❖ Learning about fine motor, patterns, sequencing, touch integration
and visual perception – YouTube – Click on the link to watch the YouTube
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4 – 5 YEARS OLD❖Stand on 1 leg up to 10 seconds
❖Jumps on 1 leg up to 8 times
❖Can walk the full length of a balance beam
❖Galops coordinated
❖Walks heel-toe up to 1,5m
❖Put on and takes off own shoes and socks
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❖ Knows own age
❖ Throws accurately to a target 2.5m away
❖ Builds a 15 piece puzzle
❖ Has a dynamic tripod grasp
❖ A tip on how the get a child to hold the pencil with this grip –
❖ Names all the basic body parts mentioned above including the elbow, ring finger, middle finger and toes
❖ Counts up to 4/5 objects
❖ Writes 1 – 2 numbers: use rhymes
❖ Names a circle, square, triangle and rectangle
❖ Imitates a square
❖ Identifies and names up to 7 colours
❖ Cuts out simple shapes and pastes it
http://www.headsupnow.com
www.learning4kids.net
5 – 6 YEARS OLD❖ Can do a summersault
❖ Stands on one leg for more than 12 seconds
❖ Jumps on one leg up to 5m
❖ Skips coordinated
❖ Rides a 2-wheel bicycle with sidewheels
❖ Dresses and undresses independently
❖ Talks easily and fluidly
❖ Talks up to 3000 words
❖ Knows own birthday
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❖ Gives own name and surname
❖ Starts to hit a ball using a bat/racquet
❖ Builds a 30 – 25 piece puzzle (50-piece end of Gr. R)
❖ Must have a dominant hand when doing fine motor skills
❖ Names all the basic body parts mentioned above as well as the wrist, ankle, eyebrows, elbow, shoulder, hips, knee, neck, middle finger, ring finger and index finger
❖ Counts up to 13 – 50
❖ Counts between 10 – 15 objects
❖ Names a circle, square, triangle, rectangle and diamond
❖ Copies a triangle
❖ Identifies and names up to 8 colours
❖ Able to write own name
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