There are 4 Stages of Development in Childhood Learning, From birth to 2 years of age, From 2 to 7, from 7 to 12 and from 12 - adult.
Piaget proposed that intellectual growth is an ongoing adaptation to the world through two primary processes:Assimilation: Fitting new information into an already existing mental framework (schema).Accommodation: Adjusting or creating new mental frameworks when new information doesn't fit existing ones.
The concepts that correspond with theses stages is important to Parents,Teachers & Coaches inorder to provide guided learning appropriate to their development.
As an example the concept of conservation for messurement of length and vilume begins at the third stage 7 to 12.The appearance of length in earlier stages supersedes a true measurement. This appearance of closeness precedes. It is more important to the child to understand that how long an object is depends on closeness to another object.
At age 7 we can teach conservation but only when a model is presented that allows for adaptation otherwise the child can only assimilate in to pre-existing knowledge.
The Four Stages of Development is relating to youth soccer development
"By Ernie Biera, Executive Director, Early Childhood Specialist
Learn by aaking the question
What is Assimilation vs. Accommodation?
*This artical is a focus on Youth Soccer Development, Child Psychology, Parent Coaching Tips, Jean Piaget Soccer, Soccer IQ, Napa Youth Sports*.
Later ...**Part 2** (focusing on the **Ages 12 to Adult** transition into advanced tactics and abstract thinking)
I wish to be grateful to my Mentors Karl Dewazien and Carlos Menjivar former Coaching Directors of CYSA North
