SOCI 200 Study Guide - Reticular Formation, Myelin, Pus
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Chapter 7: physical, cognitive and language skills of early childhood. _______________________________________________________________________: physical changes, growth and motor developments. In comparison to the physical changes in infancy, preschoolers" locomotor, nonlocomotor and grasping skills are less impressive. On the other hand, in comparison to infancy, the cognitive and language gains in early childhood are definitely more impressive. Note: i use the terms early childhood and preschoolers interchangeably. In early childhood, 5-6 year olds acquire large-muscle skills. Identify examples of large- muscle skills that your textbook provides. By age 5 or 6, children are running, jumping, hopping, gal- loping, climbing, and skipping. In comparison to large muscle skills, preschoolers struggle with fine-motor skills. Identify the fine-motor skills that 5-6 year olds would have difficulty with. using a pencil or crayon or cutting accurately with scissors. Identify the locomotor, nonlocomotor, and manipulative skills that are acquired in early childhood (see table 7. 1).
