LATE DEVELOPMENT

BY: REGINA RESA

CHARACTERISTICS

 Relates to the significant delays in a student from the aspect of physical development, cognitive, behavioral, emotional, and social compared with existing norms for each age level. it is a norm for a child to have late development in certain area from birth to 6 years old. There are children suffer from global late development. [down syndrome, x fragile syndrome]

TYPES

Language and speech Sight Movement (psychomotor movement) Social skill Emotion skill Thinking (cognitive skill)

LANGUAGE AND SPEECH

Not yet able to talk using phrases or short sentences Wrong usage of I and you Seldomly talk about their daily activities doen during in home and in school, etc.

LATE DEVELOPMENT IN ROUGH AND FINE MOTOR

Problems in coordinating movement Excessive fear towards ususal movements Extreme reactions towards touch texture, and pain Unable to do activities based on the usage of rough motor jumping, catching a ball, tying a rope, etc.

LATE DEVELOPMENT ON PERSONAL SKILLS

They cant do personal things bathing, washing hair, scooping food using own hand, etc.

LATE DEVELOPMENT IN SOCIAL SKILL

Having problems when interacting with peers, adults Cannot continue on with the conversation Loves to be alone Tends to listen rather than talking, etc.

FACTORS THAT CAUSED LATE DEVELOPMENT

GENETIC
Children born with genetic or chromosomes abnormalities. Example: syndrome down

ENVIRONMENT
Due to the exposure to harmful agents before and after birth such as lead, drugs, alcohol, pregnant mothers diet, infection from mother in pregnancy (HIV), ,measles, premature birth, poor family, etc.

EXAMPLES:
Problem of late development Late in language and speech Reason of occurrence -Excessive exposure to more than 1 language -Unabilities in learning -Hearing loss due to serious infections in the middle area of ear. -Due to institutionalisation -Lack of stimulation since small -Abandoned by parents or guardians during physical development -autism

Late development of motor skill Late of personal development skill Late development in social skill

STRATEGIES INVOLVED IN HELPING PUPILS WITH LATE DEVELOPMENT PROBLEM IN THE CLASSROOM

 Put more interactions with them, stimulate them to communicate through sharing information and personal experiences. Use singing technique in teaching and learning process Do more read aloud activity Give opportunity to talk infront of classmates. Improve the usage of language and speech

 Put more activities that require the usage of gross muscles and fine muscles Do more class activities Teach and gives practice based on personal skills that focus on the care and self management Teach and give practice on how to use social skill in the classroom, including the types of effective communication.

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