Early Years Assessment: Physical Development

Gold winner at the Practical Pre-School Awards 2015...
Physical development underpins much of a child's later educational advancement. Without good coordination, core stability and gross motor skills the fine motor skills needed for tool handling and writing may not fully develop. Each aspect of physical development is interlinked with a child's future success as a learner.
This book contains practical, easy to follow suggestions linked to the ages and stages of the Early Years Outcomes. It offers clear information on what to look for in terms of the child's developing moving and handling skills and how to plan for next steps. Each section is colour coded and links the Early Years Outcomes to the planning cycle and Characteristics of Effective Learning.
It contains a wide range of additional activities and an assessment grid to support practitioners' current tracking systems and help demonstrate progress over a specific period of time.

Trudi Fitzhenry is Head of a successful primary school near York and has a passion for the early years of education.
Karen Murphy is an Early Years Education Consultant and Area Special Needs Coordinator with a background in dance and physical development.

1. Introduction
2. How to use this book
3. Birth - 11 months
4. 8 - 20 months
5. 16 - 26 months
6. 22 - 36 months
7. 30 - 50 months
8. 40 - 60 months
9. Assessment tool
10. Full glossary of terms used
11. Further reading/source list