Development of Children Age 6 through 8: The Primary School Years
Source: Pearson Allyn Bacon Prentice Hall
Topics: Middle Years (5-9), All Developmental Milestones (Ages 8-10), Cognitive Development, Physical Development, Social Development
Physical
- Permanent teeth appear (6 years)
- Likes rough-and-tumble play (6 years)
- Works at mastery of physical skills (7 years)
- Growth slows (7 years)
- Body proportions more adult-like (8 years)
- Healthier, less fatigued (8 years)
Cognitive
- Interested in reading (6 years)
- Enjoys collecting (6 years)
- Able to sequence events (7 years)
- Understands the beginning arithmetic skills (7 years)
- Eager to learn about happenings around the world (8 years)
- Most fears conquered (8 years)
Social-Emotional
- Nightmares common (6 years)
- Same-sex friendships (6 years)
- Compares self with peers (7 years)
- Understands beginning arithmetic skills (7 years)
- Wants more time to self (7 years)
- Special friendships develop (8 years)
- Games with rules popular (8 years)
Language
- Learning to write (6 years)
- Understands conventions of conversation (6 years)
- Likes to write own stories (7 years)
- Spelling lags behind reading (7 years)
- Masters reading (8 years)
- Written stories more complex, detailed (8 years)
Excerpted From:
Excerpt from Teaching Young Children: An Introduction, by M.L. Henniger, 2009 edition, p. 111.
© 2009, Merrill, an imprint of Pearson Education Inc. Used by permission. All rights reserved.
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