EDU 1003 Child Development Study Notes

Chapter One:

Aspects of Holistic Child Development

Holistic development sees the child as a whole person:

Physically, emotionally, intellectually

,socially, morally, culturally and spritiually.

We study patterns of growth which are guidelines for normal development.

Developmental norms (the pattern of growth that children should follow) are
also called ________________________

Physical Development = body increases skills and become

more complex in performance
Gross Motor Skill = the use of the large muscles. Example= walking \
running \ climbing
Fine motor Skills= the use of both muscles. Example= drawing
Sensory Development- vision, hear, touch, smell taste and
PROPRIOCEPTION= the sense that tells people where the moving parts of the
body (arms and legs) are in relation to the rest of the body.

Cognitive and language Development

Cognitive = development of the mind
Perception = helps us understand what we see, touch , feel hear, etc.

Language development
Receptive Speech= what a person understands
Expressive Speech = the word person produces
Articulation = pronunciation the word

Emotional and social Development

Emotional = the development of feeling about oneself, towards other

people and the development of self -esteem and self- concept
Social development = how the child relates to other people.

The Pattern of Development

From simple to complex
From inner to outer

From head to toe

From general to specific

EDU 1003 Child Development Study Notes

The Importance of Play
Play provides opportunity for a child to:

Develop confidence and self-esteem

Use creativity and imagination
Develop reading , thinking and problem solving skills
How to control their emotional
Learn social skills

ICT and Child Development

Two features of ICT resources (technology): Give
examples of each
Communicate information
Mobile
fax
email
tv
internet

Promote interactivity
Computers
Remote control toys
Activity centers

IMPORTANT :
Not all people(educationalists) agree with the importance of using
technology with very young children (nursery school age). Some
believe it is a good idea, others believe it is a bad idea.