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Stages of Child and Adolescent Development

Grand Canyon University: ELM 500

January 8, 2020

Dr. Smith

Stages of Child and Adolescent Development

The stages of child and adolescent development are important for teachers to understand

the different instructional strategies that come with being a teacher. Each child learns and

progresses differently and it is important for teachers to understand and recognize the milestones.

All age groups go through these developmental stages, cognitive, linguistic, social, emotional

and physical. Understanding the milestones will make you a better teacher, learning to recognize

these stages will allow you as a teacher to help the child through that milestone.

Cognitive Stage

Children need to interact with each other to help their cognitive development,

“instructional strategies are favored that encourages peer teaching and social negotiation during

problem solving” (Driscoll, 2005, p235). When children are playing together at a learning center

they help each other out to understand the lesson they are being taught, it is important to allow

the children to learn from one another. Every child learns differently and this allows them to

solve the problems on their own and with each other.

Linguistic Stage

Once a child starts school the teachers will recognize if there are any speech delays, if

there are the teachers will reach out to the school and parents. During the linguistic stages of

development for K-1

grade it is important to get the kids in a classroom, many times parent

speak to their child as a baby instead of as an adult. Great example is a friend of mine has a 2-

year-old son, he already has a very hard time speaking as it is, and instead of asking him “do you

want water”, she says “do you want wawaa”. This right here hinders your child; they need to be

spoken to as an adult not a baby. Children pick up on these words and use them instead of

speaking clearly. Reading to your child is important prior to them going to school. Teachers

know this, and they do this daily, as a teacher I want to teach Kindergarten and I will have a

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Stages of Child and Adolescent Development Stages of Child and Adolescent Development Grand Canyon University: ELM 500 January 8, 2020 Dr. Smith 1 Stages of Child and Adolescent Development 2 The stages of child and adolescent development are important for teachers to understand the different instructional strategies that come with being a teacher. Each child learns and progresses differently and it is important for teachers to understand and recognize the milestones. All age groups go through these developmental stages, cognitive, linguistic, social, emotional and physical. Understanding the milestones will make you a better teacher, learning to recognize these stages will allow you as a teacher to help the child through that milestone. Cognitive Stage Children need to interact with each other to help their cognitive development, “instructional strategies are favored that encourages peer teaching and social negotiation during problem solving” (Driscoll, 2005, p235). When children are playing together at a learning center they help each other out to understand the lesson they are being taught, it is important to allow the children to learn from one another. Every child learns differently and this allows them to solve the problems on their own and with each other. Linguistic Stage Once a child starts school the teachers will recognize if there are any speech delays, if there are the teachers will reach out to the school and parents. During the linguistic stages of de ...
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