How to assess and support
children's development
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Today’s Topics
• What is children’s development?
• How do we support in Mie, Japan?
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What is children’s development?
Many factors for children’s development
• Cognitive
• Social
• Physical
Children develop through interaction
with each factor.
• like a barrel which is made of many staves
moral
physical
emotional
social
cognitive
• Emotional et.al
Balanced or unbalanced?
A balanced barrel
A small and/or unbalanced barrel
reserve water effectively
has difficulties in reserving water
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An example of small barrel
3 y.o Boy, Oliver
• He moves very slow and has difficulties to follow
group activities. He tends to play on his own and
doesn’t communicate with other classmates.
• He cannot express his feeling. It’s challenging for him
to show what he wants to do.
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Intellectual disorder
A small barrel
Overall developmental delay
• Cognitive
• difficulties in speech and language skills
• Poor planning abilities
• Social
• Physical: clumsiness, poor motor skills
• Emotional: difficulties in regulating emotion
Overall intervention to improve skills for daily
living is essential
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An example of unbalanced barrel
5 y.o. Boy, Harry
• Although he speaks very well, he keeps talking
about his favorite insects even in the middle of
the teacher’s talk.
• His friends get angry with him because he
often cut in line and take away toy
from his friend.
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Developmental disorders
An unbalanced barrel
• Some of unbalance factors can cause
troubles.
※They can cause strength too. e.g. a gifted child
• Intervention suitable
to each child is required
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Major subtypes of
developmental disorders
Names of
disabilities
Weak factors
Examples of symptoms
Autistic spectrum
disorders(ASD)
Social &
communication
Imagination
・Lack of interest in other
people
・Linguistic delay
・Restricted and rigid behaviors
Attention deficit
hyperactive
disorders(ADHD)
Paying attention
Controlling
behaviors
・Lack focus/ impatience
・Always be “on the go”
Specific learning
disorders
Reading, writing
and mathematics
・Difficulties with learning skills
during the school years
Motor disorders
Physical skills
・clumsiness
・poor motor skills
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Intervention for
developmental disorders
• Generally, children can develop by learning in a
group, but some of them with developmental
disorders need special and personal support.
• Lack of the support can cause another problem.
e.g. low self esteem, violence, bullying,
withdrawal, depression et.al.
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