Areas of Development for Pre-School Children.
At Gullivers all Pre-school children are monitored under the following five areas of development.
•Physical Development
•Gross motor skills. (Use of large body muscles).
•Fine motor skills. (Using single limb movements, e.g. hands & fingers).
•Motor control & coordination.
•Intellectual Development
•Verbal skills.
•Non-verbal skills.
•Creative thinking.
•Concentration.
•Attention span.
•Memory.
•Thinking ideas & imagination.
•Visual motor skills.
•Visual perceptual skills.
•Language Development.
•Ability to understand and use spoken language.
•Understanding humour & reasoning.
•Understanding facial expressions.
•Facial expressions.
•Gesture and body language.
•Verbal or sign language.
•Emotional Development.
•Understanding our own & others attitudes and motivations.
•Ability to deal with emotions.
•Children have the freedom to express their emotions without judgement.
•Social Development.
•Co-operation skills.
•Ability to share & take turns.
•Forming relationships with adults & piers.