Early Childhood Development Fact Sheet

When a child is of the age of three to eight years of age he is considered to be in the early
childhood developmental stage. One physical developmental milestone that he should typically
posses is that he can climb by the age he or she is three. Another physical milestone would be

that he or she should be able to run well.

When it comes to language developmental milestones he or she should be able to typically be
able to tell a story using full sentences by the age of five years old. He or she should be able to
speak his or her full name and in clear sentences.
A child in the early childhood development stage should also be able to count ten or more
things when it comes to cognitive thinking and development. He should also be able to solve
problems by thinking it through. At the age of five, he or she should be able to copy letters and

numbers.

One sign that may signal atypical development during this period of development is if the
child is not joining in talking in full sentences, or able to write his name by the age of six or
seven. If this was to occur, then the teacher should talk with the parents and suggest that he or
she be evaluated for disabilities in learning, his speech, and hearing.
One social factor that influences children in the early childhood development age is to set a
good positive role model for him or her to follow. Staying positive around children gives a child
a look at how one should behave in public and around others. One cultural influence is to let
him/her join into group activities so that he or she can learn to socialize and get to know others.
One strategy that families can use to influence their childrens learning and development
during this age is to set aside some time to help the child write his or her name and numbers. A
play based strategy is to play a game by asking the child to find certain things you see while
walking down the street. For example, do you see a tree with green leaves?

Another strategy is to play with the child by asking

him if he sees the letter A, B, etc. this will help the child learn to recognize and identify the
letters properly. Maternal education is a strong correlate of children's language, cognitive, and
academic development (Magnuson, Sexton, Davis-Kean, & Huston, 2009).

References
Berk, L. E. (2013).Child development. (9th ed.). Upper Saddle River, NJ: Pearson
Magnuson, K. A., Sexton, H. R., Davis-Kean, P. E., & Huston, A. C. (2009). Increases in
Maternal Education and Young Children's Language Skills. Merrill-Palmer Quarterly, 55(3),
319-350.