Child Development (Preschooler) Flashcards
5 stages of play development
Solitary Spectator Parallel Associative Cooperative
5 stages of pretend play development
Self pretend Simple pretend Series of familiar actions Series of less familiar actions Role play with other children
Animistic thinking
Belief that inanimate objects have lifelike qualities
Magical thinking
Assigning human purposes to physical events
Thinking that wishes and desires influence the outside world
What is the best indicator of cognitive development in infancy/childhood
Language development
4 factors associated with language or speech delays
Lower SES
Male gender
Genetics (family Hx, reading disorders)
Premature birth
Sequence of gross motor activities that develop
Running Jumping on two feet Balancing on one foot Hopping Skipping
Order of 6 shapes children learn to draw
Vertical line Horizontal line Circle Cross Square Triangle
Temperament
A child’s behavioural style which determines how they respond to various situations and express and regulate their emotions