Pedia 1.3 - Development Part 2 (Dany Targ) PDF
Pedia 1.3 - Development Part 2 (Dany Targ) PDF
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4 Year 5 Year
A. Posture and Large Movements
A. Posture and Large Movements - Almost all 5 year old children enjoy exhibiting their motor
- Walks and runs skillfully skills
- Turns at sharp corners - Hopping, skipping with alternate feet, dancing, sliding,
- Goes up and down stairs easily swinging, playing ball games
- Climbs ladders and trees - Skillfully in various stunts
- Balances on one leg for a few seconds …. Hops
- Expert rider of tricycle B. Fine motor and visual skills
- Increasing skill in ball games - Good control in writing and drawing of pencils and
paintbrushes
B. Fine motor and Visual skills - Colors pictures neatly
- Builds tower of 10 or more cubes - Copies square and at least 10 letters, writes a few letters
- Holds and uses pencil in adult fashion spontaneously
- Copies cross and some letters - Can draw many pictures
- Draws a man with head, legs, trunk, and a recognizable - Names 4 primary colors or more, matches 10-12 colors
house - Counts fingers on one hand
- Threads beads to make necklaces
- Matches and names 4 primary colors C. Language
- Speech is fluent, grammatically correct and (usually)
C. Language phonetically correct.
- Speech is grammatically correct and completely intelligible Gives full name, age, birthday and home address
- Few infantile phonetic substitutions Loves to be read or told stories and acts them out
- Gives full name, home address and age Enjoys jokes and riddle, definite sense of humor
- Listens to and tells stories (recent events and experiences) • Loves singing rhymes and jingles
Apt to exaggerate. Enjoys fantasy stories, (confuses fact and Defines concrete nouns
fantasy) incongruities and jokes Understands 3-4 step commands
- Always asks questions “Why”, “When”, “How” Counts to 20 or more
- Knows several nursery rhymes Distinguishes parts of the day
- Counts by rote up to 20 or more Names coins and colors
Appreciates similarities and differences
D. Personal and Social Skills
- Eats skillfully with spoon and fork D. Personal and Social Skills
- Can dress and undress (except back buttons and laces) - Almost, if not completely, independent in everyday skills:
- Brushes teeth, washes and dries hands Uses knife and fork competently
- Aware of and attends to own toilet needs Washes and dries face and hands
- Dramatic make-believe play and dressing-up Undresses and dresses alone
- Likes companionship of other children Goes on simple errands and will help “Mommy” around
- Floor games the house
- General behavior more independent and strongly self-willed
- General behavior is more sensible, controlled and
Verbal impertinence
independent.
Alternative co-operative and aggressive with playmates
Comprehends need for order and tidiness
and with adults
Appreciates meaning of clock time in relation to daily
Understands taking turns and sharing
programme
Show concerns for younger siblings and sympathy for
Still enjoys dressing up and make-believe
playmates in distress
Plays companionably with other children but chooses his
Appreciates past, present and future
friends
Shows understanding of the needs of others. Tender and
protective towards younger children and pets
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