THE FIRST YEAR

PROVIDING AN OPTIMAL ENVIRONMENT

FIRST YEAR

BABY DISTINGUISHES LIGHT & DARK BRIGHT COLORS

SOUND MOBILE/BELLS TOYS MAKE NOISE

CRAWLING

PROVIDE FIRM SURFACE ALLOW TO EXPLORE GIVE A TOY & SHOW HOW TO

USE IT PARENTAL ATTITUDE

SAFETY: BABY PROOF EXPLORE

EXPLORE

POTS & PANS TV KNOBS PENS/PENCILS TOILET PAPER THE WAY WE LEARN

SIZE, SHAPE, COLOR, WEIGHT, DISTANCE, TEXTURE

YEAR TWO

REFINEMENT OF SKILLS SELECT TOYS FOR CONCEPTS

BLOCK

PRE-ACADEMIC CONCEPTS Sides of body: left - right More than- less than Under-over In front of- behind

ATTAINMENT OF MOBILITY

ROLL OVER CRAWL: HOMOLOGOUS,

HOMOLATERAL & CROSS PATTERN

CREEP CRUISE WALK CLIMB

ATTAINMENT OF MOBILITY

HOP 4+ YEARS SKIP 5-7 YEARS

THE ROAD ,TO AMBULATION

ROLL OVER CRAWL: RANDOM, CIRCLE,

BACKWARD HOLOLOGOUS HOMOLATERAL CROSS PATTERN

CREEP: SAME PROGRESSION

WALKING (CONT.)

CRUISING WALKING 13 MONTHS OTHER MOTOR SKILLS

CLIMB 2 YEARS HOP 4-6 YEARS SKIP 5-7 YEARS

THE ROLE OF MOVEMENT IN INFANCY

ON MOTOR PERFORMANCE AND INTELLIGENCE

ROLE OF MOVEMENT

FACTORS TO CONSIDER MOTOR LEARNING IS THE BASIS

OF ALL LEARNING MOVEMENT IS THE SEEDBED OF

INTELLIGENCE WE MOVE TO LEARN AND LEARN

TO MOVE

RESEARCH ON ROLE OF MOVEMENT

WILD BOY OF AVERON: “WOLF BOY”

OLIVER 1958 EMR’S HAWTHORNE EFFECT

Theories of Handedness

Theories of Handedness

Terminology Handedness Dominance Preference

Neurological ( Genetic Theory) Born with Passed on through genes

Theories ( Cont)

Cultural Theory Learned Right handed society

Sissors Deske Doors

Other concerns Pure sensory dominance

Other Concerns

Hemispheric Dominance Hand feet eye

Age established No preference Forced handedness