Unit 22 – Understanding Child and Young Person Development 1.1/1.2 Explain the sequence and rate of development from birth-19yrs. Explain the difference between sequence and rate of development and why the difference is important. Children’s development is continuous, so it is important to look at the sequence and rate of each aspect of development as a way of monitoring their progress. Although children develop in many different ways and at many different rates, the sequence that they follow is understood to be roughly the same. The sequence that children will follow has quite an obvious pattern with the child learning to hold their head up before they can sit, to sit independently before they can stand, to stand independently before they can walk and to walk confidently before they can run.
(Peterson, 2010) Joel - Childhood 2-10 throughout this period, children become progressively independent from their parents as they learn to do things themselves and additional achievement self-control. Throughout this period, children's intellectual abilities develop, and they also start to grow an understanding of what is right and wrong. (Peterson, 2010) Connie - Infancy0-2 While the infant is reliant on mothers for most things, numerous psychological features are fast emerging. Throughout this period, the connection that develops between the infant and their mother is significant in relations of the infant's advanced sensitive development. (Peterson, 2010) b) Describe the current issues and changes you would expect to observe in each of the following human development areas: • Physical • Cognitive • Emotional and psychological • Social • Sexual 20 marks Alice Physical: The present problems for Alice would be the health consequences of her habitual smoking and drinking.
Although all children will develop at different rates and in different ways, the sequence in which they develop will be roughly the same as they need to have developed one skill, for example walking, before they move on to develop another such as running and jumping. Development is often referred to on a timeline and is broken down in ages. As development is more rapid in early years the milestones start by being quite close together before becoming further apart as baby becomes a child and then a young adult. The aspects of development that children are measured on are physical, language, social and emotional, and intellect. From birth through to adulthood children continually grow, develop, and learn.
You must think about this when planning activities, for example when they involve physical play, or if more consideration must be given to the needs of a child who has just become mobile than to an older child, when planning room layouts. • Some children have specific needs such as sensory impairments: for example think about the challenges to a child with limited hearing understanding explanations about safety. • The different needs of families and carers must be considered. • Always be clear about why you are using the environment in question, the activities a child encounters and what sorts of services are offered. • The duty of care of a setting to children, parents and carers is a legal obligation.
1.3.1 Explain how to monitor children and young people’s development using different methods: When children and young people’s development is monitored and assessed, it enables practitioners and professionals to notice when they are not progressing as expected. Therefore, if necessary checks can be made to see why children are not developing as expected. If we intervene in early years, they will be able to get appropriate support they need and their development is promoted. There are several methods of monitoring children’s development. Observations play a very important part in assessing the children’s development.
CYPCore31-1.2 Explain the difference between sequence of development and rate of development and why the difference is important. Sequence of development is the order that a child develops but this can vary in each child because each child is different and this will altar different things including the way they grow up, the speed in which they develop. This can also be affected by home life, malnutrition or any other reasons which may cause a back log in development. For example one child may start with rolling over then sit up, then crawl and then start walking but another child may just sit up, then crawl and then start walking. The rate of development is the speed of which a child develops but this can also vary a great deal in each child.
The rate of development is the time frame in which the child should achieve the difference development mile stones, for example, a child of 3 years old should be able to walk up and down stairs unaided, use a fork and spoon and refer to themselves a “I”. However even though the sequence of development for that specific age group should remain the same for all children the rate of the developmental sequence can be affected, for example, a child could have a disability or learning difficulties, health and nutrition problems, growth could be affected and their social situation could be affected. It is important to remember the differences between the sequence and rate of development even though they are linked. No two children are the same, even siblings. One child could be above the average stages of development whilst the other below and need extra attention given to their needs.
March 9, 2010 The purposes of observations have become the most dominant method for learning children’s development as they are young. It requires a much more focus on the child’s behaviors, observation allows the teacher to get to know the child as a unique individual, rather than as a member of a group. Young children need to have models from a teacher in order to understand appropriate behaviors when being observed. Learning the importance of observations important, as is developing the skills of how to observe. Observation can be used for three major purposes: (1) to understand children’s behavior, (2) to evaluate children’s development, and (3) to evaluate learning progress.
Infancy and Early Childhood Development Early childhood development usually means some kind of change; it does not necessarily mean a specific type of change (Seifert, 2004). These changes come about for several different reasons. Some are due to the family a child is born into, some are due to the parenting style that is chosen, and still others happen because of education. The question is—what effect does each of these have on the development of the child? The Effects of Family on Infants and Young Children A child’s brain begins to ready itself for learning even while still in the womb.
Early childhood development is important as it helps the mind of the infant to develop better and faster. Though in early childhood the family is not considered as part of the supporting staff of the development process, the family contributes a lot to the child’s development. Since the infant spends most of the time with the family members and more so the mother, he/she is likely to be affected by the mother’s behavioral practices (Avan, 2008). At this early stage of development, most of the learning takes place through observation. As the child observes what the family members are doing, he or she is likely to perceive it as right and will consequently grow up knowing it to be right.