Growth Patterns of school age children.Growth and Physical Characteristics

Motor Development

• Growth is now slow and irregular.

• Girls will experience more growth spurts than boys.

• The brain grows significantly. Reaching adult size by 10.

• Girls may begin prepubertal changes.

• Gains approximately 6 ½ lbs a year.

• Fine motor skills are more refined.

• Is able to more with more coordination and ease.

• Enjoys sports or large motor movements.

• Enjoys using hands to do arts and crafts, cooking, woodworking, building or taking things apart.

Perceptual-Cognitive Development

Speech and Language Development

• Is able to reason more and relies less on intuition.

• Enjoys the challenges of math.

• Learns best with hands on learning.

• Enjoys school• Likes recreational reading

and writing.

• Loves to talk.• Is able to use their words

to express their feelings.• Understands that

language is used as a method of communication.

• Enjoys using slang words.• Shows advance

understanding of grammatical sequences.

School age children and Emotional Intelligence•Awareness of one’s feelings and the ability to

use that knowledge in decision making; •Ability to manage one’s feelings to prevent

distress from blocking thought processes; •Ability to motivate oneself despite setbacks,

remaining positive and hopeful and delaying gratification;

•Ability to empathize with others; and •Ability to develop rapport and cooperate with

others and to handle feelings in relationships.