Royce Language Development

When I arrived, Royce was sitting on a bench waving a ruler in an up and down motion. A prime example of Royce demonstrating fine motor skills was his ability flip through a children’s book one page at a time. As he walked around the room independently, he picked up toys to play with periodically, and then he moved on to new tasks rather quickly. For example, one moment he was looking through a book, then the next second he coloring.

As far as large muscle skills, other than appearing to walk confidently, I only witnessed Royce slowly spin in minimal circles. He controlled his foot placement by looking at the floor and taking small, steady steps towards the right, while expanding his arms outward for balance. The physical skills Royce exhibited

140) by saying “I want” or “play”. Where most children observed were able to produce short sentences and comprehend the words the adult was speaking. In one circumstance, Royce said to his teacher, “I can’t reach it”, here it is clear Royce has achieved milestones in language development because most 24-month-olds are able to use first pronouns and speak in phrases or sentences (Steinberg et al., 2011, p.

He displayed large gross motor development when he jumped up and down, hopped, skipped, and ran on the uneven floor without stumbling over himself. Similarly, for fine motor skills, he, along with his peers, were able to stack well over eight cups on the snack cart. In addition, he used one hand to successfully take a drink from his cup. Connor has achieved milestones in normative gross and fine motor development that I would expect for his age. In particular, he was able to control large movements of his leg while jumping and running. In fact, he might be advanced for his age in gross motor development, since the textbook shows by age four the child should be able to jump well from standing position, something he did thrived at (Steinberg et al., 2011, p. 193). Indeed, he proved himself to developing well with fine motor skills considering by age three children should be able to carry a container without spilling and build a tower with at least nine blocks (Steinberg et al., 2011, p.