There has been an ongoing disagreement known as the heredity vs environment (nature/nurture) controversy since the 1920’s. The research that has come out of this controversy has led to four major approaches as principal concepts in how children develop in life. These four approaches are: maturational, psychoanalytic, cognitive-developmental, and learning theory. Maturational promotes a biological or nature approach to human development. Psychoanalytic implies that human behaviors is governed by unconscious processes, some at birth, and others that develop over time. Cognitive-development is seen as children constructing their own knowledge through active exploration of their environment. Learning theory stated for the most part that development
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Growth refers to specific physical changes and increased in a child’s actual size. All growth changes lend themselves to direct and fairly reliable measurements. Development refers to an increase in complexity, a change from relatively simple to more complicated and detailed.it involves and orderly progression along a continuous pathway on which children acquire and refine knowledge, behaviors, and skills. Children’s rate or level of development are related closely to physiological maturity, especially the nervous, muscular and skeletal systems. Development is also greatly impacted by heredity and environmental factors that are unique to each person. Typical growth and development is used to indicate the accusation of certain skills and behaviors according to a predictable rate and sequence. There are six major developmental areas discussed in the text and they are physical, motor, perceptual, cognitive, personal-social, speech and language. These areas include many different kinds of skills and behaviors. Development in these areas can be heavily dependent on children having access to the appropriate stimulation and support for opportunities to learn. Motor development refers to a child’s ability to move about and control various body parts. Perceptual development refers to the increasingly complex use other child makes of information receive through the …show more content…
Throughout this time one of the most complex tasks children will have to go through is learning how the read. Which involves recognizing visual letter symbols and associating them with spoken sounds and words. Sensory activities become essential to young children at this stage of learning. Material that enchase and encourage children to manipulate the world around them is as follows: blocks, puzzles, paints, glue, paper, etc.… Play is one of the most important activities for fostering cognitive development in the early grades, which also helps to enhance social development and other developmental skills. Six-year-olds typically have difficulty making choices, and can be overwhelmed by unfamiliar situations. Seven-year-olds are more on the way to becoming aware of themselves as individuals. When these children fail to live up to their own self-imposed expectations, they may sulk or become withdrawn. Eight-year-olds display great enthusiasm for life, their energy is concentrated on improving skills they already possess and enhancing what they already know. This information is important to teachers of young children because it gives them a base line for personality, energy, and attention that they can plan around. The impact of this is being able to plan lessons that last about as long as a
Growth refers to specific physical changes and increased in a child’s actual size. All growth changes lend themselves to direct and fairly reliable measurements. Development refers to an increase in complexity, a change from relatively simple to more complicated and detailed.it involves and orderly progression along a continuous pathway on which children acquire and refine knowledge, behaviors, and skills. Children’s rate or level of development are related closely to physiological maturity, especially the nervous, muscular and skeletal systems. Development is also greatly impacted by heredity and environmental factors that are unique to each person. Typical growth and development is used to indicate the accusation of certain skills and behaviors according to a predictable rate and sequence. There are six major developmental areas discussed in the text and they are physical, motor, perceptual, cognitive, personal-social, speech and language. These areas include many different kinds of skills and behaviors. Development in these areas can be heavily dependent on children having access to the appropriate stimulation and support for opportunities to learn. Motor development refers to a child’s ability to move about and control various body parts. Perceptual development refers to the increasingly complex use other child makes of information receive through the …show more content…
Throughout this time one of the most complex tasks children will have to go through is learning how the read. Which involves recognizing visual letter symbols and associating them with spoken sounds and words. Sensory activities become essential to young children at this stage of learning. Material that enchase and encourage children to manipulate the world around them is as follows: blocks, puzzles, paints, glue, paper, etc.… Play is one of the most important activities for fostering cognitive development in the early grades, which also helps to enhance social development and other developmental skills. Six-year-olds typically have difficulty making choices, and can be overwhelmed by unfamiliar situations. Seven-year-olds are more on the way to becoming aware of themselves as individuals. When these children fail to live up to their own self-imposed expectations, they may sulk or become withdrawn. Eight-year-olds display great enthusiasm for life, their energy is concentrated on improving skills they already possess and enhancing what they already know. This information is important to teachers of young children because it gives them a base line for personality, energy, and attention that they can plan around. The impact of this is being able to plan lessons that last about as long as a