Module 9: Supporting Curriculum Delivery

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MODULE 9: Supporting curriculum delivery NVQ Teaching Assistant Level 3 Q1. Make a list of the main points of cognitive development. Cognitive development includes the fields of thinking, reasoning, problem solving, logic, imagination, concentration, memory, concept formation and language related learning abilities. The four stages of cognitive development are sensory-motor; pre-operations; concrete operations and formal operations. Q2. Which points do you think accurately describe children’s thinking and learning. I think that the concrete operational stage describes children’s thinking and learning because it is a period between seven and eleven during which children gain a better understanding of mental operations. Children begin thinking logically about concrete events, but have difficulty understanding abstract or hypothetical concepts. Q3. Provide examples of the planning you would use within the curriculum framework applicable to the pupils in a school. Include information on: • Long-term plans, e.g. Overall curriculum plan, topic web • Medium-term plans, e.g. Schemes of work, timetables • Short-term plans, e.g. activity plans, lesson plans MEDUIM-TERM PLANS: Medium term plans are required for literacy, maths and topic which encompasses all other core and foundation subjects as required by the national curriculum. This planning will show details of: Focus from the programmes of study/key questions. Learning objectives. Activities. Resources. - Assessment opportunities and evaluations. Differentiated learning outcomes. SHORT-TERM PLANNING: This continues the process from the broad to the final detail. These plans are detailed accounts of what is going to happen and how the teacher is going to deliver the curriculum. In maths and literacy, weekly plans should be drawn up from the medium term or unit plan. Daily plans should be used during

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