Stages of Child and Adolescent Development

This article discusses the stages of child and adolescent development, including linguistic, social, emotional, and physical development. It emphasizes the importance of problem-solving skills and the role of teachers in guiding students. The article also explores the impact of age on learning and development.

LaMarcus Streeter
Stages of Child and Adolescent Development
K-2nd Grade 3rd-5th
Grad
e
6th-8th
Grade
Major Concepts,
Principles, and
Learning Theories
(To be completed in
Topic 3)
Cognitive Kindergarteners to
2nd graders, kids,
find it difficult to
understand others
point of views. It is
the time when their
attention span
grows gradually.
Development in the logical
faculty allows them to solve
concrete problems.
However, they fail in solving
the entire puzzle and see the
things from a hypothetical
level.
The ability to reason
out the things
hypothetically
develops. The ability
to solve the abstract
problems starts
appearing. They start
solving the problems
Provision
for creating
extensive
abstract
thinking
ability as it
grows
slowly in
children

This growth
continues until five
to seven years.
They become more
inquisitive.
systematically and
logically.
belonging
to K to 2nd
grade. As
the rate of
abstract
thinking
grows
slowly,
they need
to be
provided
with
problem-
solving
opportunity
to enhance
their
problem-
solving
ability.

Though the
children
lying in 3rd
to 5th grade
fails to
solve a
critical
problem,
they must
be given
the
opportunity
to solve the
critical
puzzle.
Moreover,
as they fall
in 6th to
8th-grade
abstract

problem
solving
grow
slowly, and
they must
be
encouraged
to raise the
question to
clear their
doubts
(influenced
by Singh et
al. 2016).
Linguisti
c
Strong
developmen
t in
linguistic
skills. By
the time
In increase in the vocabulary
can be registered. They start
composing complete
sentences, They start
understanding the
vocabulary better, and it
Development of
language and native
language starts taking
place. They start
communicating their
Proper guidance for
word determination as
well as constructive
sentence formation is
significant for the
improvement of their

they reach
the second
standard,
they start
verbalising
the words.
They also
start
recognising
the words.
allows them to hold the
conversations for longer
periods.
thoughts. linguistic ability.
Encouragement for
expressing their
thought with the words
they have learnt is
effective in increasing
linguistic ability.
Social Start communication
with same age group
proficiently, and
development of the
friendships and other
relations starts taking
place.
Children learn this art of
establishing relationships
with others; the
development of apt
language skills support them
in the task — the capacity to
hold conversations increases
This is the age when
children can start
feeling the pangs of
peer pressure.
However, they learn to
make friends and
communicate more
The
education
provider
must
provide a
clear aspect
of the

and the tendency of sharing
healthy exchanges with their
peers' increases.
precisely. relation
between the
teacher
with them
and relation
with other
staff of the
institute to
create a
constructiv
e social
approach.
Proper
guidance
and care
must be
taken to
answer the
inevitable
approachin

g question
based on
socialism
and their
relation
with
various
attributes of
society
(Cook et al.
2017).
Emotiona
l
Children become
sensitive to the words.
With the passage of
time, they start to
empathize with friends
and the development of
an emotional range can
be seen in them.
They learn how to express
their emotions; they also
start memorizing day to day
scenarios and develop to
react accordingly.
Hormonal changes
can bring in mood
swings (S. Query,
2006). The impacts of
teen years can be
seen in the behaviour
and expression of the
feelings can
It is clarifying the
various concepts to
avoid potential
degradation as well as
creating classroom
structures for
expressing freely.
Humiliating students

determine that. before other mates is
avoided that can be a
major cause of
degradation. As opined
by Lauricella, Wartella
& Rideout (2015),
motivational concept
building among
children is significant
in growing more
emotional attachment.
Handling of mood
swing and must not
encourage such
activities that bring
degradation in their
future.
Physical Their physical
movements become
An improvement in motor
skills can be seen. A growth
Starts registering the
bodily changing. The
Minimization of
activities influences

more stable. They start
thinking in terms of
coordination of the
actions. They also get
this feeling that they
can undo a few things.
spurt can also be registered. knock of puberty
forces them to look at
their bodies
differently. Hair
growth can also be
seen.
student in drawing the
attention of the
children. Promotion of
having healthy food as
well as proper dress up
that caters to the needs
of the present
environment. Students
must be given proper
guidance in handling
accurate health. Care
for menstruation for
female student needed
to be taken, and male
teacher must keep
collaboration with the
female teacher to
handle such issues
(influenced by
McCauley &

Christiansen, 2019).
Reflection
The critical assimilation of knowledge is an important factor. Reception of knowledge in a classroom like a setup and its
application in life are two important aspects of education. While addressing the educational goals, an individual should keep in
mind that during this particular age group, a child gains knowledge at two ends. First, he learns some valuable lessons with the
help of observation from the society where he is a living and second set of knowledge is the knowledge that a teacher wants to
share with him or her. We can also term it as the knowledge gained in the real world and the knowledge gained in the
classroom (www.lc.gcumedia.com).
Ideally, a teacher should act as a bridge between the two aspects of the knowledge. They should use the interest areas of the
kids as a pillar; the second pillar should be of setting the right kind of milestones. Right kind of milestones can help a teacher
in figuring out the growth of the students and help him in understanding their educational needs better. While acting as a
teacher, it is very important to device a few strategies that can help me in making sure the right kind of engagement of a kid
during the various stages of the learning curve (www.fod.infobase.com). My first aim will be to make sure that the kid is
learning the entire lesson by heart and second he is able to connect it with the real world or find an application of the
classroom knowledge in the real world.
Summary

Besides being an effective academic career holder, children need to develop their various learning aspect. As per my opinion,
teachers must provide guidance and correlate academic learning with general learning aspect to grow both of their learning
perspective as well as their academic field. Development of children is basically based on their age and based on their age
level of education has been determined. Children from kindergarten to 8th grade passes through numerous stages of
development. Linguistic development and social as well as physical and much other developments enhance as they grew up
(Guinosso, Johnson & Riley, 2016). As a teacher, I must focus on problem-solving ability skill growing concept to increase
their ability to thinking as well as concept building. I will provide analogies to solve a problem that will enhance their skill
development for future aspects. Moreover, I shall encourage students of 5th as well as 6th grade to understand various
relationships as well as the relationship goal with them and another social being especially drawing my relationship with
others (Lauricella, Wartella & Rideout, 2015). This matrix laid high efficiency in providing basic knowledge about several
aspects of several students according to their age (influenced by McCauley & Christiansen, 2019). This understanding will be
fruitful to handle children who are extraordinary that has grown in a specific attribute creating a difference with other normal
children's as well as ELLs students who are facing deficiency in expressing their views in their academic language. This
matrix is highly effective in the accurate study of children’s behaviour according to their age and their ability to handle
various aspects and avoids creating the misconception that arises due to a deficiency in academic learning. They must be
promoted for problem-solving ability skill growing concept to increase their ability to thinking as well as concept building. I
will provide analogies to solve a problem that will enhance their skill development for future aspects.

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