social develolment Flashcards
social development in the first few weeks
recognise sight, sound, smell and touch of carer
respond with smiles and gurgles
social development at 3 months?
have ‘conversations’ by making noises and enjoy company of others
wave arms and legs and coo
social development at 6 months?
learn to attract the attention of adults to start interaction
anxious and shy with strangers
begin to establish difference in expression and voices
use fingers to feed
social development at 12 months?
can drink from a cup and use a spoon
help with daily routine - lift legs for nappy
understand and obey simple commands e.g. wave bye
social development at 2 years?
better at feeding themselves
toilet training has begun
try to dress themselves
play near others
social development at 3 years?
use toilet independently
willing to share and take turns
social development at 4-5 years?
like to be with other children share well and understand rules less demanding- little more patient can use a knife and fork dress and undress choose their own friends
why does cognitive development take place gradually?
there’s a lot to learn
stages of cognitive development
birth to one year
- exploring orally (sensory learning)
- early recognition of main carer is seen
- showing recognition that a feed is approaching
- object permanence develops
- understanding simple instructions
- very early reasoning is seen ‘if i do this, what happens’
stages of cognitive development
one to two years
- toddlers are very cautious and investigate what they see
- interest is seen in everything around
- pincer grasp develops
- like to put things in and out of containers
- toys don’t go in mouth as often
- like activities that involve fitting things together
- more complex example of reasoning are seen
- make a two object tower
stages of cognitive development
two to three years
- brief imitation is seen - feeding a doll
- play is solitary
- build a tower of six to eight objects
- simple instructions followed e.g. fetch your shoes
- compare simple jigsaw puzzles
- draw vertical and horizontal lines
- start to match shapes and primary colours
stages of cognitive development
three to five years
- usually can draw person with main details
- role play is detailed
- floor play can be complex - using cars, trains
- less egocentric
- understand routine/ times e.g. mother picks up from preschool after the story
what are the two. types of language and communication
spoken- verbal
unspoken - non verbal
what is passive vocabulary
being able to understand what is being said to them long before they can use the words themselves
how can children demonstrate their level of active vocabulary
develop speech sounds
learn to say recognisable words
show their needs through gestures and body movements
