Laser Lessons - Lesson

Understand the expected pattern of development for children and young people from birth to 19 years

Table of Contents

In this tutorial you will learn:

About the different areas of development
That the areas of development are interlinked
About developmental norms

Table of Contents

This section of the Speech and Language UK website looks specifically at the communication development of children from birth to 17 years.
The Raising Children website from Australia has sections for development under each age group on the main page banner.
‘Child development’ on the WebMD website. Click on the icon to the left to read access a guide to children development from aged 2 to 17. Select the ages you want to learn more about and the milestones. To note, the milestones include physical development, cognitive and language skills, and social and emotional growth.
Use the internet to research and view child development videos and the different areas of development:
Try to obtain and read a copy of ‘Child Development: an Illustrated Guide’ by Carolyn Meggit, published by Pearson Education. The third edition covers from birth to 19 years.