The processing skills of primary school

children
 The time between 6 and 8 is one of tremendous cognitive change
for children. 
The time between 6 and 8 is one of tremendous cognitive change
for children. 

 They move from being

preschoolers into
middle childhood,
from a life dominated
by fantasy to one that
is beginning to be
governed by logic and
reason.
 They start to see themselves as more autonomous individuals,
capable of basic independent problem solving.
As they begin to take note of the “right” way to do
things, they invest more time and energy into completing
tasks in the expected manner
 What are the skills of 6 years old?

A 6-year-old should:
 Begin to read books that are right for their
age. Sound out or decode unfamiliar words.

This is the age when children should at

least begin to:
•Understand the concept of numbers.
•Know day from night and left from right.
•Be able to tell time.
•Be able to repeat three numbers backward.
children continue to grow and to change in amazing
wayschildren continue
as they move to grow
from toddlerhood and
to school-age.
to change in amazing ways as
they move from toddlerhood to
school-age.