Characteristics of Social Development in Children Ages 5-12

Introduction
Decisions you make about child guidance should be directly related to a child’s stage of social development. Knowing the developmental stages of children’s social development will help you plan and implement valid learning situations in which children learn to explore their environments individually and in groups.

What are 5-12 year old children like socially? What do they like to do? With whom do they like to interact? How do they form relationships? How do they express their feelings? These and many more questions about social development need to be explored before you assume full responsibility for a group of children.
This assignment fulfills Module Objective 1: Students will have summarized characteristics of social development in children ages 5-12. It also fulfills Course Objectives 5 and 9: Students will have reviewed the developmental stages of children ages 5-12, identifying developmental characteristics and competencies and identified characteristics of social development in children ages 5-12 and explored characteristics of self-discipline.

The Assignment

In this assignment, you will explore social development of these age groups a little more closely: ages 3-5, Age 5-8, ages 8-10, ages 10-12. For each age group, identify the characteristics children exhibit in each of the following categories: self-concept, gender identity, and socialization. In the socialization category, address the 5 questions posed in the introduction above. Finally, include a narrative describing how you as a teacher/caregiver can impact a child’s social development.

Resources
To complete this assignment, use your textbook, “lecture” notes, related Web links, and any additional research you need.
Acceptable Length
This assignment does not have a minimum or maximum length; however, you are expected to cover all of the required elements, meaning each age group, characteristics of each category listed above, and the concluding narrative describing how you as a teacher/care giver can impact a child’s social development.
Formatting Requirements
Refer to the “Syllabus, Assignment Completion Guide” and,
Put your name, course and section number, and assignment title at the top of the document.
Use one-inch margins.
Use a 12-point Times New Roman font.
Use double line spacing in the document in any narrative pieces you compose.
To earn a top score, your paper should:
Include each age group, characteristics of each category listed above, and the concluding narrative describing how you as a teacher/care giver can impact a child’s social development and
Adhere to the rules of Standard English as they apply to grammar, punctuation, and spelling.

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