Ch 1 Flashcards
(21 cards)
general refers to an increase in the physicalsize of a whole or any of its parts or an increase in the number and size of cells.
Growth
an increase in function andcomplexity that occur through growth, maturation，and learning.• In other words, it is increase in capabilities
Development
four commonly recognized domains of development ;
physical development,
cognitive development,
language development
, and social-emotional development.
Fine motor development refers to
how they learn touse their hands and fingers to move from randommovements to grasping, using a pincher grip, grabbing，pulling, and holding.
Gross motor development refers to
how childrenlearn to crawl, pull up, walk, and run
how the body changesas children mature, as well as gross and fine motor development.
Physical development
is about learning. It is the moreacademic of the domains and looks at how childrenlearn to reason, think, project, plan, evaluate, andnegotiate.- It is the domain that speaks to early math and sciencelearning and problem solving skills.
Cognitive development
refers to how children learn tosend and receive messages to communicate with thepeople around them.- It includes the patterns of skill development that leadto reading, writing, speaking, and listening skills.
Language development
includes things likehow children learn to express their personalities, andhow they learn self-regulation, attachment, trust，empathy, sympathy, and friendship skills.
Social-emotional development
It is the physical development change in thecomplexity of the body structures that enables a childto function at increasingly higher level.
Maturation
involves changes in behavior that occur as a result ofboth maturation and experience with environment
Learning
Prenatal Period
Conception to birth
Germinal
Conception to 2 weeks
Embryonic
2 to 8 weeks
Fetal
8 to 40 weeks (birth)
Newborn
Birth to 1 month
Infancy
1 month to 1 year
Early childhood (Toddlerhood)
1 y to 3 y.o
Early childhood (Preschool age)
3 to 6 y.o
Middle childhood (school age)
6 to 11 or 12y.o
Later childhood (adolescence)
11 or 12 to 21 y.o
