A case of study.

Here is a video in which I have the access to interview children at different stages in the childhood. Those stages are toddlerhood, early childhood and middle childhood and how children behave in the cognitive, physical and psychosocial development. Now, it is time to put into practice the theories that I had study in this subject in order to see if those theories are true and if those theories can be apply here in our country (El Salvador).

First, toddlerhood the kid that I select for this stage is three years old, he is my neighbor. I organize all he information that I used for made the video in this stage and his name is Gerson Andres Velasquez Garcia.

The physical development is divide into gross and fine motor skills.

The gross motor skills is refer to the control of the muscles that the toddler needs for physical activities such as:

Sitting.

Walking.

Jumping.

The fine motor skills is refer to control of the muscles in their hands and fingers. Some activities related to this are:

Pick something up.

Cut paper.

Draw a circle.

Coordination.

Cognitive development.

This process is related to mental process such as think, remember, imagine and the toddler can organize information, match pictures and objects. Toddler can reproduce one or two words.

Psychosocial development.

It is related to how the toddler behave and how he interact with others kids.

Second, early childhood the kid that I select for this stage is five years old, she is my neighbor and her name is Sofia Ponce.

Gross motor skills.

It refer to the coordination and balance of the children between 4 and 5 years old.  Children at this age they can do movement such as:

Catch the ball.

Bounces the ball.

Hop on one foot.

 Fine motor skills.

Children at this age have more control of their muscles in their hands and finger and they can do activities such as:

Cut paper.

Following a line.

Copy figure X.

Write the name.

Cognitive and psychosocial development.

Children at this age can understand fillings and emotions that they have. Also, they can interact with others kids.

Third, middle childhood the kid that I select for this stage is six years old, she is my neighbor and her name is Daniela Paola Cruz Garcia.

Gross motor skills.

Children at this age can have more control of their gross skills, young children continue to refine earlier skills and they can do activities such as:

Skip rope.     

     

Jump.

Skip alternating feet.

Throws ball.

Ride a bike with training wheels or without it.

Fine motor skills.

Children at this age begin to show the skills necessary for starting or succeeding in school and they can do activities such as:

Fold paper into halves and quarters.

Draw rectangles, triangles, circles, squares.

Reproduce letters.

Copies two short words.

Cognitive and psychosocial development.

Children at this age are very playful and they can reproduce long sentences and they become more talkative. Also, they can interact with others kids and adults. They make judgments about some possible problems they may have.

You will see how they behave doing some exercises in order to prove those theories. I consider that these type of assignment help us to understand better the theories and how Salvadorian children develop in those stages.

http://youtu.be/gxNv5dQwqU4