A child’s development will usually follow the same pattern, but the age at which they will reach ‘milestones’ in their development will vary depending on a variety of personal and external factors. All children will develop at different rates, but the sequence of development will be roughly the same. A child has to master a basic skill before they can move on to the next stage, such as rolling over leading to crawling, then to pulling themselves up onto furniture before they can master walking. Teaching practices aimed at child development should seek to simultaneously address each of the developmental areas. To develop to their fullest potential, children need a huge amount of support and guidance from others in their lives; failure to meet all of the needs of a baby or child can have serious consequences on his or her development.
It is important to know the difference between the sequence and the rate of development, as it helps to identify the child’s abilities and needs during these stages. The sequencing of development means it follows the same basic pattern, it usually happens in the same order, the child normally finishes one area of development before going on to the next one, for example a child would walk before they can run. These areas can vary in each child. The rate of development however, is when individuals reach certain milestones and at the speed of which they do so, and the rate is also about recognising and identifying and concerns in development and how you can adapt and assist learning and development. The sequence usually remains relatively the same in each child, but the rate at which many milestones are achieved can vary greatly in different
1.2. Explain the difference between sequence of development and rate of development and why the difference is important. The sequence of development is the order that a child develops but this can vary in each child. For example one child may learn to sit up, then start to crawl and then start walking, but another may learn to roll over first, then sit up, start crawling backwards and then start to walk The rate of development is the speed of which a child develops but this will vary a great deal in each individual child. For example one child may learn to walk unaided before their first birthday but another child may not start walking unaided until after their first birthday.
Rate/Speed involves a time frame/speed linked to age in which a child develops. Another example is where one baby may achieve walking unaided at 10 months another may accomplish it at 12 months another at 16 months. When a child develops if they achieve this by sequencing it enables you to plan effectively and at the right time. When recording the rate of development it helps you to identify any concerns that you may have within the development area, this enables you to further investigate why this is happening. It's good to know they are different from each other the importance is in knowing how each has
The rate of development can change considerably and many other factors such as individual growth patterns, social background, health and nutrition, disability and learning difficulties can have an effect on it. It is important to recognise the difference in order to identify where children need help or may be at risk of having a special education needs. Practitioners must have a good understanding of the child development rates. They should: * Carry put assessment and observation effectively. It is required for practitioners to make development comparisons between a child’s actual development stage and expected development rates.
1.2 explain the difference between sequence of development and rate of development and why the difference is important. The difference between the rate and sequence of development is the order of how development would take place, an example of this is that a baby would have to be able to hold their head up first before they would be able to sit up by themselves without any support. Some children will not follow the sequence of development for example some children may walk before they learn to crawl. Whereas the rate of development is the timeline for the average development of children expected at a certain age for example by the age of one children should be walking but not all children are the same and will develop at their own rate, so the rate of development is just a rough guideline. Although it is important to know that even though the sequence will remain roughly the same, the development rate could change a lot and many other factors like individual growth patterns, their social background, health, nutrition, and disability or learning difficulties could have an effect on their rate of development.
CYP Core 3.1: Understand child and young person development 1. Explain the sequence and rate of each aspect of development from birth – 19 years 2. Explain the difference between sequence of development and rate of development and why the difference is important Introduction: Children do not develop at the same rate as each other. Every child has a different rate of development. It is important to recognise the difference so you can identify where children need help or may be at risk of having SEN. Information and sources we receive are only guidelines.
The challenge is to identify and use other relevant information to improve decisions about individual children. Speech, language and communication difficulties can have a profound and lasting effect on children's lives. For a small percentage of children their disability cannot be prevented, but early intervention is just as vital as for those with less severe difficulties to help give a child the best possible support that they need. The impact of these difficulties will vary according to the severity of the problem, the support the child receives, the child's confidence and the demands of the child's environment. Children with specific language impairment have Social and behavioural problems, Withdrawn behaviour Aggressive behaviour Difficulty relating to others Learning difficulties There are thousands of children and young people effectively disabled by Speech, language and communication impairments.
1. Understand the pattern of development that would normally be expected for children and young people from birth-19years. 1.1 Explain the sequence and rate of each aspect of development that would normally be expected in children and young people from birth-19 years. 1.2 Analyse the difference between sequence of development and rate of development and why the distinction is important. 1.3 Analyse the reasons why children and young people’s development may not follow the pattern normally expected 2 Understand the factors that impact on children and young people’s development 2.1 Analyse how children and young people’s development is influenced by a range of personal factors 2.2 Analyse how children and young people development is influenced by a range of external factors.
1.2 Explain the development of movement skills in young children and how these skills affect other aspects of development. When thinking of movement skills you think of running, walking, jumping, rolling, crawling climbing and other methods which mainly involve some sort of travelling. Children learn all of these skills in stages, developing slowly until they are competent in doing them. For example, a child will learn how to walk before anything else as that is the first essential skill needed in order to move skilfully. Once they have mastered walking, they will then move onto jumping, skipping or hopping before then having the confidence to try running or more challenging skills like rolling or crawling.