Develops her ability to sort, order and classify objects according to colour, shape or size.
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Cognitive development is how your child acquires knowledge about her surroundings. This involves her...
* Memory
* Concentration
* Attention and perception
* Imagination and creativity
* Stages of learning 4 years
* Stages of learning 5 years
* Stages of learning 6 years
* Activities and equipment to help promote cognitive/intellectual development
* Your role to help develop your child's cognitive/intellectual development
Stages of Learning... 4 Years
Your 4 year old child...
* Enjoys counting up to twenty, and understands the concept of numbers up to three.
* Talks about things in the past and future.
* Can sort objects into groups.
* Has increased memory skills for e.g. he can remember a particular event, such as when his aunties and uncles visited several months previously.
* Can give reasons and solve problems.
* Often confuses fact with fiction.
Stages of Learning... 5 Years
Your 5 year old child...
* Produces drawings with good detail for e.g. a house with windows, a door, a roof and a chimney.
* Asks about abstract words... for instance... ’What does “beyond” mean?’.
* Can give his full name, age and address and often his birthday.
* Talks about the past, present and future, with a good sense of time.
Stages of Learning... 6 Years
Your 6 year old child...
* Begins to think in a more co-ordinated way, and can hold more than one point of view at a time.
* Begins to develop concepts of quantity... distance, area, time, weight, length etc.
* Is able to distinguish the difference between reality and fantasy.
* Is interested in basic scientific principles and is beginning to understand concepts like what happens to materials if it’s heated.
* Is increasingly influenced by cultural conventions in drawing and writing often combining his own personal symbols with letters from the alphabet.
* Is able to count accurately up to 20 times.
* Names days of the week in order.
* Can arrange objects in order of size.
* Is able to print own name.
* Tells month and day of birthday.
* Counts up to a hundred by repetition.
* Can predict what happens next.
Activities and Equipment To Help Promote His Cognitive Development
Your Role to Help Develop His Cognitive Development
To help develop your child’s intellect, you should...
* Choose activities that are practical.
* Check that activities are suitable for his current level of understanding.
* Repeat activities frequently.
* Break down concepts and activities into smaller steps.
* Look for different ways of presenting the same concept.
* Avoid him becoming frustrated and tired by an activity.
* Praise him for his efforts.
more useful information:
http://www.child-development-guide.com/
