Module 3
Module 3
8 Developmental Stages
1. Pre-natal: conception to birth
o Age when hereditary endowments and sex are fixed and all body
features---external and internal are developed.
o *Embryonic Stage, Germinal Stage and Fetal Stage
2. Infancy: 1-2 years old
o Earliest part of a person’s life.
1 year old: Begins to walk and talk
o Has a better understanding of what’s being said
2 years old: Begins to communicate verbally
o Can usually speak in 3 to 4 word sentences
o Will play with other children but does not actively play with them
o Great imitators
3. Early Childhood: 2-6 years old
o It is a period of rapid physical, mental, emotional, social and
language development of a child.
o ideal age to learn skills
Used by Psychology
QUESTIONING AGE
Common way of exploring in early childhood by asking.
PREGANG AGE
The time when children are learning the foundation of social
behavior.
EXPLORATORY AGE
A label which implies that children want to know what their
environment is, how it works, how it be part of it.
IMITATING AGE
Imitative of speech and action of others are prevalent. Imitative
nature develops creative talents.
CREATIVE AGE
Children show more creativity in their paly during early childhood
that any other time in their lives.
Typical Skills:
Hand Skills and Leg Skills
Pattern of Early Socialization:
Parallel Play: children play independently beside other children
rather than with them.
Associative: children engage in similar or identical activities with
other children.
Cooperative play: in which they are part members.
Onlookers: means watching other children play but not playing with
them.
» Puberty: The period during which growing boys and girls undergo the
process of sexual maturation.
» DEVELOPMENT OF INITIATIVE is also referred to as Preschool age.