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Development of attention in preschool children: psychology, exercises
The development of attention in preschool children is a necessary process through which the brain learns to select the necessary information. Without attention, the brain would not be able to cope with the overload.
Features of children’s attention
Attention is a quality that consists of a number of properties. Among them: volume, selectivity, switchability, stability, concentration, distribution and arbitrariness.
The development of attention in preschool children begins with verbal instructions from adults during the game
All components have their own characteristics:
- With a small amount of attention, the child is unable to remember and keep in mind several objects at once.
- Insufficient concentration leads to the fact that the child is not able to concentrate on one object or part of it for a long time.
- With poorly developed switchability, the preschooler slowly delves into a new task.
- If a child has a poorly developed distribution property, then he will not be able to perform several actions at once.
- With a deficit of randomness, the preschooler cannot concentrate on the task at the request of the adult.
These shortcomings cannot be eliminated with the help of developmental activities, such children need to work with specialists. Any violation can lead to violations in the behavior and actions of the preschooler.
Attention development psychology
Children find it difficult to concentrate on monotonous and boring activities, but in the process of an interesting game they are capable of long concentration. With age, attention becomes focused and stable.
All children have involuntary attention, and preschoolers develop voluntary attention. They can control it, hold it on a significant object, highlight interesting details. Stability in intellectual activity increases by the age of 7.
All exercises are divided into 2 directions: training properties of attention and those that form this quality. The second direction is intended for those children who grasp the general meaning, leaving unnoticed details.
Examples of simple workouts:
- List different words to the child, his task is to listen to them carefully, and when, for example, he hears the name of an animal, he must jump. This develops mindfulness, speed of distribution and switching.
- Line up the children and invite one of them to remember what all the participants look like. After 2 minutes, the child should turn away, and the remaining make changes in appearance. The remembrancer must name all the changes. This is how observation develops.
There are many other games, each with a specific purpose.
If your child doesn’t like one game, try another or postpone the activity for a while. The main thing is not to force you to play forcibly. Classes should be fun.
Participate in the child’s life and help him develop.