A teacher plays a very important part in a child’s life. A child is normally put into school at a very young age, and they are at school for a majority of the day. Teachers and parents both help raise that child, so it is very important for a teacher to know how their development works. I would pick the role of a teacher, it is actually something I am looking into career wise.
As a teacher there are certain things that one should know when working with children. The first thing that we should know would be a child’s growth. While it may sound simple, a teacher should know that a child’s “growth curve is critical to assessments of children’s health across the early childhood years (overby, 2002.) (Boyd, Bee 2010). Any form abnormality or stump …show more content…
Each age group of a growing child between the ages of 18 months to 6 years old, have different skill levels when it comes to their physical abilities. A teacher needs to be aware of what their student is physically capable of in order to help them strengthen their gross motor skills. Thigs like climbing, running, balancing, bicycling, and jumping are al examples of things children can do, however they are all things that develop at a specific age. An 18 month old ability to climb the stairs is not the same as a 4 year old climbing up a set a stairs. According our text book “Every facet of the young child’s body that contributes to physical movement- the brain’s motor cortex, the spinal cord, the muscles, the joints, the bones- play a role in the emergence of the fundamental movement skill” (Boyd, Bee 2010). A teacher is supposed help the students by giving them activities set for their skill sets.
Aside from gross motor skill, fine motor skills are also significant in a growing child. Fine motor deal with the muscles of a child’s smaller muscles like hands, fingers, toes. Writing, painting, playdough actives all enhance a child’s motor skills. Like gross motor skills, fine motor skills development according to their age. It is important for the child to begin with activities that help them strengthen their skills. “Changes in the muscles and bones of the wrist and hand, along with maturation of the nervous system, make finger differentiation possible” (Boyd, Bee
As a teacher there are certain things that one should know when working with children. The first thing that we should know would be a child’s growth. While it may sound simple, a teacher should know that a child’s “growth curve is critical to assessments of children’s health across the early childhood years (overby, 2002.) (Boyd, Bee 2010). Any form abnormality or stump …show more content…
Each age group of a growing child between the ages of 18 months to 6 years old, have different skill levels when it comes to their physical abilities. A teacher needs to be aware of what their student is physically capable of in order to help them strengthen their gross motor skills. Thigs like climbing, running, balancing, bicycling, and jumping are al examples of things children can do, however they are all things that develop at a specific age. An 18 month old ability to climb the stairs is not the same as a 4 year old climbing up a set a stairs. According our text book “Every facet of the young child’s body that contributes to physical movement- the brain’s motor cortex, the spinal cord, the muscles, the joints, the bones- play a role in the emergence of the fundamental movement skill” (Boyd, Bee 2010). A teacher is supposed help the students by giving them activities set for their skill sets.
Aside from gross motor skill, fine motor skills are also significant in a growing child. Fine motor deal with the muscles of a child’s smaller muscles like hands, fingers, toes. Writing, painting, playdough actives all enhance a child’s motor skills. Like gross motor skills, fine motor skills development according to their age. It is important for the child to begin with activities that help them strengthen their skills. “Changes in the muscles and bones of the wrist and hand, along with maturation of the nervous system, make finger differentiation possible” (Boyd, Bee