Ages and

Stages
Jessica Cox – Early Childhood Education 1A
 Large Motor Skills

•Are bigger movements

such as rolling over and
sitting – that use large
muscles in the arms, legs,
torso, and feet.
 Fine Motor Skills
•Are small movements –
such as picking up small
objects and holding a
spoon – that use the small
muscles of the fingers,
toes, wrists, lips, and
tongue.
Cognitive Development
Is a field of study in neuroscience and
psychology focusing on a child’s
development in terms of information
processing, conceptual resources,
perceptual skill, language learning, and
other aspects of brain development and
cognitive psychology compared to an
adults point of view.
 Moral Development
Focuses on the emergence, change, and
understanding of morality from infancy
through adulthood. In the field of moral
development, morality is defined as
principles for how individuals out to treat
one another, with respect to justice,
others welfare and rights.
Emotional Development
Is the emergence of a child’s
experience, expression,
understanding, and regulation of
emotions from birth through late
adolescence. It also comprises how
growth and changes in these
processes concerning emotions
occur.
 Social Development
Involves learning the values, knowledge
and skills that enable children to relate to
others effectively and to contribute in a
positive ways to family, school, and the
community. This kind of learning is passed
on to children directly by those who care
for and teach them, as well as indirectly
through social relationships within the
family or with friends.