Middle Childhood: Growth and Development

What is a developmental delay?

• A noticeable lag in a particular aspect of development

• The ability to move the hands precisely in response to what the eyes see

• The skillful use of the hands and fingers

• Able to move forward in accomplishment

What does visual-motor coordination involve?

• A noticeable lag in a particular aspect of development

• involves matching body movements to coordinate with what the child sees

• The skillful use of the hands and fingers

• Able to move forward in accomplishment

What is hand-eye coordination?

• A noticeable lag in a particular aspect of development

• The ability to move the hands precisely in response to what the eyes see

• The skillful use of the hands and fingers

• Able to move forward in accomplishment

What is conservation?

• A noticeable lag in a particular aspect of development

• The ability to move the hands precisely in response to what the eyes see

• The ability to understand that something can remain the same even if the way it looks changes; for example, a simple change in the shape of an object does not change its amount

• Able to move forward in accomplishment

What is seriation?

• A noticeable lag in a particular aspect of development

• The ability to move the hands precisely in response to what the eyes see

• The ability to place objects in order by a characteristic, such as smallest to largest

• Able to move forward in accomplishment

What is classification?

• A noticeable lag in a particular aspect of development

• The ability to move the hands precisely in response to what the eyes see

• The ability to sort items by one or more characteristics they have in common.

• Able to move forward in accomplishment

What is transitivity?

• A noticeable lag in a particular aspect of development

• The ability to move the hands precisely in response to what the eyes see

• The ability to understand that relationships between two objects can extend to a third object.

• Able to move forward in accomplishment

What are executive strategies?

• A noticeable lag in a particular aspect of development

• The ability to move the hands precisely in response to what the eyes see

• Skills used to solve problems

• Able to move forward in accomplishment

What is dexterity?

• A noticeable lag in a particular aspect of development

• The ability to move the hands precisely in response to what the eyes see

• The skillful use of the hands and fingers

• Able to move forward in accomplishment

What does it mean to be proficient?

• A noticeable lag in a particular aspect of development

• The ability to move the hands precisely in response to what the eyes see

• The skillful use of the hands and fingers

• Able to move forward in accomplishment