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1003 Child Development Study Notes

Chapter One: Aspects of Holistic Child Development

Holistic development sees the child as a tiny person:

Physically , emotionally , intellectually , socially , morally, culturally and spritiually.

We study patterns of growth which are guidelines for normal development.

Developmental norms (the pattern of growth that children should follow) are also called
milestones.

Physical Development = is the way in which the body increase in skill.

Gross Motor Skill = the use of the large muscles. Example= throwing
Fine manipulative Skills= the use of hands and fingers muscles. Example= writing
Sensory Development- vision , hearing , touch , smell , taste , proprioception .
and PROPRIOCEPTION= the sense that tells people where the moving parts of the body (arms
and legs) are in relation to the rest of the body.

Cognitive and language Development

intellectual = development of the mind
Perception = helps us understand what we see, touch , feel hear, etc.

Language devolpment
receptive Speech= what a person understands.
Expressive Speech = the words the person produce.
Articulation = the persons actual pronunciation of words.

Emotional and social Development

Emotional = the development of feelings about oneself, towards other people and
the development of self-esteem - - and self-concept .
Social development = how the child relates to other people.

The Pattern of Development

From simple to complex From head to toe
From inner to outer From general to specific

EDU 1003 Child Development Study Notes

The Importance of Play

Play provides opportunity for a child to:

Develop confidence and self-esteem

Use creativity and imagination.
Develop reading , thinking -solving skills
How to control their emotions.
Learn social skills.

ICT and Child Development
Two features of ICT resources (technology): Give examples of each

Communicate information

Cameras.
Television.
Internet.
Mobile phones.

Promote interactivity
Computers.
Musical keyboards.
Activity centres.
Childrens websites.

IMPORTANT :
Not all people(educationalists) agree with the importance of using technology
with very young children (nursery school age). Some believe it is a good idea,
others believe it is a bad idea.