1. Summarise the main development of a child from the age range 0-2 years, 3-5 years and 5-8 years
1. Summarise the main development of a child from the age range 0-2 years, 3-5 years and 5-8 years.
Age Range
Physical Skills
0-2 years
Reflexes such as sucking, grasping and crawling. Turn pages in books and rolling. Use crayons, pencils and hold small objects. Feed themselves, walk, climb and run.
3-5 years
Dress themselves, use tricycles and outside toys. Redefined Skills in cutting, writing, drawing, threading and painting. Will carry out more co-ordinated movements and growing confidence.
5-8 years
Cuts on the lines with scissors and can kick a ball and catch a ball.
Age Range
Intellectual Skills
0-2 years
Start recognising your voice and look to where you are. Identify different items or surroundings. Start pointing to different items or surroundings. Start to understand more things around them.
3-5 years
Enjoy repetitive activities. Skilled at aspects of number and writing while continuing to learn about their world.
5-8 years
Still look for adult approval and learn to read and handwrite.
Age Range
Social, Emotional and Behavioural Skills
0-2 years
Crying. Tantrums through frustrations. Becoming more independent and want to do more themselves. Finding out more about their own identities.
3-5 years
Very Curious about people and surroundings. Identities will start to develop and needs to form strong attachments.
5-8 years
Able to learn and understand importance of boundaries and reasons why.
Age Range
Communication Skills
0-2 years
Babies listen to the language around them. Will start saying short phrases. Will try and speak and put words together. Vocabulary will increase rapidly.
3-5 years
Will say around 200 words and start to use negatives and plurals in speech. Start to use an increasing number of familiar phrases and expressions.
5-8 years
Will start asking questions and talk about things in the past and future tenses with greater confidence.
Age Range
Physical Skills
0-2 years
Reflexes such as sucking, grasping and crawling. Turn pages in books and rolling. Use crayons, pencils and hold small objects. Feed themselves, walk, climb and run.
3-5 years
Dress themselves, use tricycles and outside toys. Redefined Skills in cutting, writing, drawing, threading and painting. Will carry out more co-ordinated movements and growing confidence.
5-8 years
Cuts on the lines with scissors and can kick a ball and catch a ball.
Age Range
Intellectual Skills
0-2 years
Start recognising your voice and look to where you are. Identify different items or surroundings. Start pointing to different items or surroundings. Start to understand more things around them.
3-5 years
Enjoy repetitive activities. Skilled at aspects of number and writing while continuing to learn about their world.
5-8 years
Still look for adult approval and learn to read and handwrite.
Age Range
Social, Emotional and Behavioural Skills
0-2 years
Crying. Tantrums through frustrations. Becoming more independent and want to do more themselves. Finding out more about their own identities.
3-5 years
Very Curious about people and surroundings. Identities will start to develop and needs to form strong attachments.
5-8 years
Able to learn and understand importance of boundaries and reasons why.
Age Range
Communication Skills
0-2 years
Babies listen to the language around them. Will start saying short phrases. Will try and speak and put words together. Vocabulary will increase rapidly.
3-5 years
Will say around 200 words and start to use negatives and plurals in speech. Start to use an increasing number of familiar phrases and expressions.
5-8 years
Will start asking questions and talk about things in the past and future tenses with greater confidence.