Lower Elementary School-Aged Children

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As children get a little older, they continue to develop their cognitive and social/emotional skills. For most of these children, school becomes a primary source where their development emerges, as well as a place where formal assessment or evaluation of their developing skills occurs.

Howcast’s (2013) video, Age 6 & 7 Cognitive Milestones, shares some of the milestones you can watch for in the children you support.

A number of cognitive and social/emotional developmental milestones have been identified for lower elementary school-aged children. Click each heading below to learn more.