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Core Concerns of
Bhavani CDC |
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What is child development? Why is it
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Physical growth in children is most simply described
as a change in size. Development, a more multi
faceted term, involves physical and motor dimensions
or more simply, the ability to coordinate movements;
cognitive dimensions including the ability to think
and speak; emotional dimensions including the
ability to empathise or deal with one’s own and
others’ feelings; social dimensions, chief among
which is the ability to relate to others.
The two processes of growth and development are
different but inter-related, mutually reinforcing
each other as the child reacts to genetic and
environmental circumstances. |
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What happens when the development is not
continuous or interactive? |
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Developmental deficits and advances can
accumulate leading to different kinds of
motor, communication, social and cognitive
problems. These may include:
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Awkwardness when running, jumping, skipping
etc.
Difficulty with buttoning and zipping.
Late speech, pronunciation problems.
Restlessness, lack of ability to
concentrate, impulsive behavior.
Difficulty in following directions or
learning routines.
Lacking the skill to play with peer group
and share toys |
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This means a disorder in one or more of the
basic psychological process involved in
understanding and learning language. The
child may thus have difficulties with
reading, writing and spelling. He or she may
also have problems with doing maths.
Children with ‘borderline intelligence’, low
achievers or children with developmental
delays are also known as slow learners. For
a slow learner even minimal expectation of a
regular classroom often exceed optimal
levels of performance.
Note:- Neither the term slow learner
nor the term specific learning disability
includes children who have learning
difficulties as a result of visual, hearing
or physical handicaps. |
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