Dr Gummer's Good Play Guide
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Developmental Milestones by Age
This section aims to help parents understand the typical developmental milestones for a child by age broken down into the following sections (based broadly on the EYFS prime and specific areas of development):
- Cognitive development (including mathematics)
- Personal, social, and emotional development
- Physical and motor skill development
- Speech, language, and communication skills (including literacy, and communication and language)
- Creativity (including expressive arts & design)
- Understanding the world
Of course, every child is different, however, we hope this will help you to better understand the next skills your child is acquiring and so support your child through this development. We have included toys, apps, and play ideas.
GOOD TOYS FOR LEARNING THROUGH PLAY
Children with Special Needs
All children are different and those with special needs have particular challenges to overcome. Our information aims to help you better understand the conditions and so to support children with special needs to develop in the best way that they can.
Toys, Apps and Play in general can be particularly important in helping children with special needs to develop and to help them to level the playing field with other children.
We provide information on a range of conditions:
Key Learning Skills to Develop
‘We provide a wide range of information to help your child develop core skills that are incredibly important to their development’
Understanding the Key Stages and the National Curriculum
All children are different and those with special needs have particular challenges to overcome. Our information aims to help you better understand the conditions and so to support children with special needs to develop in the best way that they can.
Toys, Apps and Play in general can be particularly important in helping children with special needs to develop and to help them to level the playing field with other children.
We provide information on a range of conditions: