Developmental Milestones, Stages and Early Interventions for Children

Assessment

Table of Contents
Identification of developmental milestones.....................................................................................1
Critically evaluate all the stages of development and identify their aspects...................................2
Early interventions needed to support learning and developmental stages of child........................2
REFERENCES ...............................................................................................................................4

Identification of developmental milestones
Physical: Development of gross motor skills and fine motor skills begins in the early stage of the
child development. Development of fine motor skills can be indicated by the movements of
hands, fingers, feet, wrist, and toes and those movements includes groups of small muscles. It
includes the activity of holding objects, kicking and squirming, crawling and standing.
Development of gross motor skills can be indicated by the movement and coordination of large
muscle groups; involves the coordination of legs, arms and other large parts of the body. Child
can also develop coordination between their hands and eyes as some of the action of small
muscles can be controlled by the vision in order to control the movements. Physical skills in
early stage also needs daily practice, regular holding-on to the activities and movements (Fuller
& Kaiser, 2020). Every children able to develop physical skills only at their own pace and every
single child develop their abilities and strengths in different areas just like all the areas of
development at every stage of life. In order to involve in the process of development it is
important to encourage the child to make efforts, to reach and try to grasp any object or toys
which may help them to control their motor skills. Early stage is the crucial stage of development
and to make interests in many activities including physical activity like playing, jumping,
swimming, etc. as well as the stage of may also arise interests towards the activity of crafting and
doing art. These practices allow children to practice moving, reaching and placing objects along
with learning.
Socio-emotional: In early stage of life, rapid development of brain of the children defines their
capacity to learn essential social and emotional skills. Socio-emotional development in the early
stage also refers to early childhood mental health as well as emerging capacity of children to
develop close relationship with adults and other children. Developmental stage refers to
experience, regulation and expression of many emotions. It analyse active exploration to
environment and keen to participate in learning and experiencing different things. Social and
emotional development in a child is the result of both biological and practical experiences
(Landa, 2018). As development of brain is the consequence of both that is, experiences and
genes. Children experience and spend all of their times surrounded by their parents, relatives,
care givers, peers and teachers. Along with natural phenomenon of rapid brain development, the
surrounded environment defines the quality of experiences the children gain in their early stage
which may help them to lay a weak or strong foundation. Identification of socio-emotional
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