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Developmental Milestones Digital Presentation
Teachers cannot proactively and effectively plan for instruction unless they have a clear understanding of children’s typical developmental milestones and know what to expect of students at each age. Knowledge about typical developmental milestones is important for families as well so they know when their child is progressing normally or may need help in a specific area.
Select an age/grade, birth to Grade 3, and research 10 important early childhood milestones for that age/grade level. Create a presentation that could be used to inform families during a family informational night.
Include the following in your presentation:
Two milestones for each of the following areas researched: Cognitive, linguistic, emotional, physical, and/or social.
A description of the milestones researched and the typical age range in which they usually occur.
A description of the warning signs a family member or professional should look for in deciding if there might be a developmental delay that could require further assistance or consultation with a doctor/specialist.
At least 3-5 technology resources for families that informs them of important developmental milestones and strategies to help their children meet these milestones.
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| Subject | Early Childhood Development | Pages | 6 | Style | APA |
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Answer
Developmental Milestones for 3rd Grade Children
Introduction
What skills to children develop in school at each grade and age? Teachers must first answer this question if they have to deliver effective, appropriate and tailored pedagogy to their pupils. By knowing what to expect from the children’s learning process, teachers are uniquely positioned to identify potential barriers in the learning process, and accordingly devise measures to overcome the barriers and improve children’s learning outcomes. However, delivering effective learning tailored to students’ needs can be impossible if the teacher does not have a clear understanding of developmental milestones for school aged children. In this presentation, I describe some of the developmental milestones for grade three children and the warning signs that a family member or professional should for when determining if a child is developing in all the five development domains as expected. The milestones cover all the five domains or areas of development; namely cognitive, physical, emotional, social, and linguistic.
Developmental milestones for each domain
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Description of the milestones
Although development of every child is unique, children are generally expected to demonstrate that they have acquired certain skills and characteristics or attributes at each stage of development. The new skills acquired in each domain or dimension of development constitute developmental milestones, and for third graders the milestones are diverse as discussed below.
Cognitive Domain
- Understand the cause and effect and make connections
The child breaks from traditional norm of assuming or taking things as told, and starts to look for reasons behind what they are told, see or here. They also start making in-depth connections between things through questioning and seeking to understand cause and effect. Typical age for this milestone is 5 to 10 years.
- Remember the information told and events experienced in the past few weeks or months
The child develops the ability to remember what they are told as well what they experience on a daily basis. The amount details that the child can recall determines his/her capacity to retain the information taught. Children should attain this milestone in grade three.
Physical Domain
- Good sense of coordination, control and balance
The ability of a child to balance and engage in other physical activities such as running, playing and remaining active for longer periods suggest that the child is on the right path toward developing and improving his/her gross motor skills.
- Do light activities such as tying shoe laces without help.
Third graders also continue developing their fine and perceptual motor skills. To show if this milestone is being achieved, they should be able to effectively interact with their environment by performing such activities as tying shoe laces without help, typing fairly fast and doing up zippers.
Emotional domain
- Become aware of other’s feeling and perceptions of them
A third grader should begin to begin to define him/herself based on various attributes, become self-conscious and see him/herself through the eyes of others. This means that at this point, he/she should become aware of how others perceive them as well as well their feelings.
- Enjoys playing with or caring for smaller children
The child should also start feeling responsible and empathizing with others while in grade three, and this can be demonstrated when he/she begins enjoying playing with younger children or caring for them.
Social domain
- Enjoy being part of a group or team
The child should start enjoying being part of a team or study group by spending more time with peers and seeing things from the perspectives of others.
- Develop a sense of humor and sharing secrets.
Third graders often have friends whom they play with or sit close to in the classroom. As such, they develop a sense of humor, such as sharing jokes and secrets to make the friendships more interesting and long lasting.
Linguistic Domain
- Build vocabulary through reading
The child should develop the ability to learn and memorize new words and phrases through reading.
- Play with words and vocabulary to create puns
The child should start putting their new vocabulary into practice by playing with words to create puns.
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