1. Physical Development Carrie Simpson 2014 dubscorpio@gmail.com

2.  I can thoughtfully observe and evaluate students’ social, emotional, physical, and cognitive development based on basic theoretical frameworks and developmental expectations.  I am aware of the important balance between knowing what to expect (theories, norms, patterns, milestones, etc.) and the human variation that is normal in such a complex set of processes.  I can begin to identify and support students in cases when development is advanced or delayed.  I can use my analyses of students’ growth and development to better support their academic learning, in-school relationships, participation and engagement, and emotional health and wellbeing. Objectives/”I Can” Statements

3. General Goals  Developmental framework  Teaching practice  Thoughtful observations, questioning, and research

4. Many Factors Affect Growth & Development Heredity Race/Ethnicity/Culture Health/Nutrition Gender Emotions and emotional climate SES

5. Infancy: Birth to 18-24 Months Dramatic, rapid growth Half our adult height (2 yrs.) 4 times our birth weight (2 yrs.)

6. Brain Growth Spurt (3rd prenatal month until age 2 or 3) At birth: 25% of adult brain weight At 2 or 3 years: 75% of adult brain weight

7. Early & Middle Childhood: Approximately Age 2-11 Slow, steady growth Gain 2-3 in./ 5-7 lbs. per year Gain muscle mass and strength Lose baby fat 6 years - teeth!!

8. Adolescent Growth Spurt 2-3 years long 2-4 in./ 10-15 lbs. per year Girls begin 2-3 yrs. earlier (age 10/11 vs. age 12/13)

9. How does sensory processing affect school life and learning? How does motor development affect school life and learning?

10. Motor development & sensory processing affect… Comfort in body Social interactions Participation Self-esteem Identity Energy level Attention

11. Gross Motor Development: gaining control over the body’s large muscles for coordinated, effective movement Children gain and refine skills as they grow physically larger and gain strength, speed, and coordination.

12. Over time children are… Smoother and more graceful More efficient and precise Stronger and faster More agile More balanced More confident More adventurous Better able to estimate abilities

13. Fine Motor Development Coordination of eyes and fingers to work accurately and quickly to create & construct Requires core stability & gross motor control to move body, arms, and hands together smoothly

14. Graphomotor Development Coordination of small muscles at the end of fingers to form letters while writing (rapid motor sequencing) Requires core stability & gross motor control to move body, arm, and hand together smoothly

15. Sensory Integration Definition: The involuntary process by which the brain assembles a picture of our environment at each moment using information from all our senses Sensory seeking Sensory avoidant

16. How We Process… 1. Sensory Registration 2. Orientation to Stimuli 3. Interpretation 4. Organizing a Response 5. Execution of a Response

17. Supporting Children Educated observations Thoughtful questions Effective support plans “In order to be treated fairly and equally, children have to be treated differently.” (Melvin Konner, Childhood: A Multicultural View)