Areas Of Development

Question 1

What are the different types of development?

Answer 1

Physical 
Social 
Emotional 
Intellectual 
Language 
Holistic

Question 2

What does physical development consist of?

Answer 2

Movement
Balance
Co-ordination

Question 3

What is social and emotional development?

Answer 3

When a child starts to understand who they are
What they are feeling
And what to expect when interacting with others

Question 4

What does intellectual development consist of?

Answer 4

Thinking
Memory
Understanding (time + numbers)

Question 5

What does language development consist of?

Answer 5

Talking
Listening
Understanding
(Reading + writing when older)

Question 6

What is holistic development?

Answer 6

A child’s overall development

Question 7

Why is it important to know about the areas of development?

Answer 7

To plan activities
To plan routines
To understand why children do certain things
To be able to recognise when they need help

Question 8

What are gross motor skills?

Answer 8

Large movements

- running, throwing, balancing

Question 9

What types of movements are there?

Answer 9

Fine motor skills

Gross motor skills

Question 10

What are fine motor skills?

Answer 10

Small movements, often made by hands

- picking up a spoon, using a pencil

Question 11

What age can a child clasp and unclassified their hands?

Answer 11

3 months

Question 12

What age can a child pass a toy from one hand to another?

Answer 12

6 months

Question 13

What type of movement is using a pencil to draw with?

Answer 13

Fine motor skills

Question 14

What type of movement is kicking a ball?

Answer 14

Gross motor skills

Question 15

What type of movement is jumping from a step?

Answer 15

Gross motor skills

Question 16

At what age can a child use a rattle or shaker?

Answer 16

9 months

Question 17

At what age can a child point using an index finger to objects?

Answer 17

12 months

Question 18

At what age can a child pass a toy to an adult and release it?

Answer 18

12 months

Question 19

What type of movement is turning pages in a book?

Answer 19

Fine motor skills

Question 20

At what age can a child move their head to watch things?

Answer 20

Three months

Question 21

At what age can I child sit up with support?

Answer 21

Six months

Question 22

At what age can a child roll from their front to their back?

Answer 22

Six months

Question 23

At what age can a child sit up alone?

Answer 23

Nine months

Question 24

At what age can a child attempt to crawl?

Answer 24

Nine months

Question 25

At what age can a child stand holding onto something?

Answer 25

Nine months

Question 26

What age can I child stand holding onto furniture and walk?

Answer 26

12 months

Question 27

At what age can a child pick up objects between the thumb and finger?

Answer 27

1 to 2 years

Question 28

At what age can a child hold a cup and drink from it?

Answer 28

1 to 2 years

Question 29

At what age can a child use a spoon to feed?

Answer 29

1 to 2 years