SKILLS OF EARLY CHILDHOOD

• Early Childhood-

Ideal age to learn skills.

3 Reasons why:

1st – young children enjoy repetition2nd -young children are adventuresome3rd- young children learn easily and quickly

Early Childhood• Teachable moment

TYPICAL SKILLS OF EARLY CHILDHOOD

TWO CATEGORIES :

1. HAND SKILLS

2. LEG SKILLS

1. HAND SKILLSSELF-FEEDINGDRESSINGBRUSHING HAIRBATHING

2. LEG SKILLSHOP, SKIP, GALLOP AND JUMP

CLIMBING

TRICYCLING

SWIMMING

BALANCING ON RAILS

JUMPING ROPE

ROLLER SKATING

ICE SAKTING

DANCING

TYPES OF BODY BUILD IN CHILDREN1. ECTOMORPHIC BODY BUILD- SLENDER BODY WIYH SLIGHT MUSCULAR DEVELOPMENT2. MESOMORPHIC BODY BUILD- HAVING A HUSKY MUSCULAR BODY BUILD3. ENDOMORPHIC BODY BUILD- HAVING A HEAVY ROUNDED BODY

• The tendency of using one hand than the other.

HANDEDNESS

IMPROVEMENTS IN SPEECH DURING

EARLY CHILDHOOD

• REASONS FOR MOTIVATING CHILDREN TO LEARN TO SPEAK.• 1ST

• They must improve their ability to comprehend.• They must improve their

own speech.

COMPREHENSION – influenced by how attentively children listen to what is said to them.

Children must understand what other says to them.

IMPROVEMENT IN COMPREHENSION

“ Children of today speak better than young children of

past generations. “

IMPROVEMENT IN SPEECH SKILLS

TWO EVIDENCES:

1.Parents of today talk more to their children.

2.Children have more contacts with their peers.

• PRONUNCIATION OF WORDS- certain words

• VOCABULARY BUILDING- general vocabulary words, numbers,

and colors.• FORMING SENTENCES

- 3-4 sentences for 2 to3 years old.

TASKS IN LEARNING TO SPEAK

The speech of young children is egocentric.UnsocialUnkindName-callingBoastingMore social & less egocentricThemselves & their activities.

CONTENT OF SPEECH

• Intelligence

• Type of discipline

• Ordinal position

• Family size

• Socio-economic status

• Racial status

• Bilingualism

• Sex-role typing

FACTORS influencing HOW MUCH YOUNG CHILDREN TALK:

EMOTIONS OF EARLY

CHILDHOOD

COMMON EMOTIONALPATTERNS

AngerFearJealousyCuriosityEnvyJoyGriefAffection

COMMON EMOTIONS OF EARLY CHILDHOOD

TEMPER TANTRUMS – age 2-4FEAR – age 2-4JEALOUSY – age 2 aboveENVY – 2 above

VARIATIONS INEMOTIONAL PATTERNS

Most important development task:

Acquiring the preliminary training and experience needed.

SOCIALIZATION INEARLY CHILDHOOD

A “pregang age”

EARLY CHILDHOOD

Parallel PlayAssociative PlayCooperative Play

PATTERNS of EARLY SOCIALIZATION

EARLY FORMS OF

BEHAVIOR IN SOCIAL

SITUATIONS

FORMS OF BEHAVIOR

SOCIALIMITATIONRIVALRYCOOPERATIONSYMPATHYEMPATHYSOCIAL APPROVALSHARINGATTACHMENT BEHAVIOR

NEGATIVISMAGGRESIVENESSASCENDANT BEHAVIORSELFISHNESSEGOCENTRISMDESTRUCTIVENESSSEX ANTAGONISMPREJUDICE

UNSOCIAL

Categories of Companion-Associates-Playmates-Friends

Companions in Early Childhood

SUBSTITUTE COMPANIONS

-Treating a pet a real person

-Imaginary playmates

TWO TYPES:

TYRANNICAL BOSSESDIPLOMATS

LEADERS IN EARLY CHILDHOOD