Summertime Regression in childrenWhen students leave for summer vacation, they take with them all of the information they learned throughout the year. Unfortunately, some of this information is not retained as childrens main focus during summer is usually summer fun! In fact, approximately two months or 22% of instructional time is typically lost during the summer months; as a result, teachers need to spend at least one month re-teaching the material to make up for this summer regression (John Hopkins Summer Learning Report, 2002). This summer regression idea can be applied to children who are also entering kindergarten. To ensure a child is ready for kindergarten, professionals who work with young children and/or parents can engage children in fun summertime activities that promote and maintain learning.For this post you will start by providing a summary describing the stages of child development for children that are entering Kindergarten. Next, you will create an interactive factsheet. This factsheet will highlight each stage supported by activities and/or ideas that will help prepare and engage children for Kindergarten during the summer months. Include specific examples, v
ideos, articles, or pictures of the developmental milestones that a child will need to meet to be successful upon entering kindergarten and provide appropriate summertime activities that families can engage in with their children:Motor development (e.g. balance on one foot for 10 seconds)Cognitive development (e.g. follow simple 3 step commands)Communication development (e.g. says rhyming words)Language development (e.g. tells stories)Social Emotional development (e.g. communicate needs and feelings)Answer preview
.Stages of Development for Children Entering KindergartenThe Motor Development StageThis stage has the gross motor and fine motor skill. In the gross motor, the kid tends to walk on the tiptoe, jump rope as well as pump legs to swing alone. The kid can hop as well as stand on each foot and do things such as swimming, dancing as well as dribbling. In the fine motor skills, there is hand dominance where the child uses one hand severally than the other (Charlesworth, 2014). The kid holds the pencil; in a tripod grip which entails two fingers and a thumb. In this stage, the kid can easily use a fork, knife as well as a spoon.
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