Seven-Year-Olds
What are the characteristics of seven-year-olds?
Seven-year-olds are "inwardized," moody, and like to work alone. This is a very sensitive age.
What Are Seven-Year-Olds Like:
PHYSICAL:
- Visually myopic
- Pincer grasp at pencil point
- Improvement in written work
- Sometimes tense
- Likes confined space
LANGUAGE:
- Improved listening skills
- Precise talker
- Likes on-to-one conversation
- Vocabulary development expands rapidly
- Interested in meaning of words
- Likes to send notes
- Interested in all sorts of codes
PERSONAL-SOCIAL:
- Sometimes moody
- Touchy
- Changeable feelings
- Needs security, structure
- Relies on teacher for help
- Doesn't like to make mistakes or risk making them
- Sensitive to others' feelings
- Conscientious; serious
- Needs constant reinforcement
- Strong likes and dislikes
ADAPTIVE:
- Likes to review learning
- Needs closure; must complete assignments
- Can classify spontaneously
- Likes to read to
- Reflective ability growing
- Erases constantly
- Likes to repeat tasks
- Enjoys manipulatives
- Wants to discover how things work; likes to take things apart