Child development project Principles of development… To plan for children’s play and learning it is essential that you know what they are likely to be able to do. This will change according to their age and stage of development. From birth to teenage years age children and young people tend to follow a broad development pattern. Here are some principles of child development and learning: 1. All areas of development and learning are important.
However, each child will develop at a different rate and their development may not progress evenly across all areas. Sometimes if children s growth patterns are very different from their peers, this may have an effect on their behaviour. Areas of Development It is important to understand how children develop physically, socially, emotionally and intellectually to know that all areas of development are equally as important as each other, and that all impact on one another. Physical development- includes movement skills, gross motor skills (skipping, jumping, running), fine motor skills (painting, drawing, writing) and eye hand co-ordination. * Providing space and some equipment for the development of movement skills and gross motor skills and adequate supervision.
• Structured – a planned observation whereby a child is given a specific activity and is then observed carrying it out, giving a factual account of what happens. There are also methods which can be used to follow a particular child in more detail. These are useful when there is an area of concern, a need to prove that a milestone has or has not been reached, or a requirement for detailed observations to assist in diagnosis of a developmental delay. • Focus child – a particular child is observed for a specific amount of time. Categories are pre-coded to allow for events to be recorded in a consistent way.
TDA 2.01 Child and young person development. 1.1 Describe the expected pattern of children and young people’s development from birth to 19 years, to include: * Physical development * Communication and intellectual development * Social, emotional and behavioural development The stages of a child’s development can be measured through examining how social, emotional, physical , intellectual and language skills change in milestones throughout their growth. Physical Development At the earliest stages of a child’s development their gross motor skills begin to develop. This is where a baby learns to move and use its arms, legs and feet. This will involve crawling, jumping, and attempting to pick up objects.
Children will develop at different rates and may progress unevenly through across some areas, but will generally reach the milestones in roughly the same order. A general explanation of the child development progress would be. From the head down towards the feet, From the trunk of the body outwards, i.e. gaining control of the muscles close to the trunk and head and then moving outwards slowly gaining control of the arms then the wrist and followed by the fingers. From simple to complex.
They first learn to hold their head up, then sit up and finally start to walk. This differs from proximodistal pattern of development because the proximodistal pattern of development is when an infant learns to use the core of their bodies first, and then the other areas. 5. What is development in the context of the life span? During ones life span, they are developing and changing all through out their lives.
506 Child Development 1.2 What is the difference between ‘sequence’ of development and ‘rate’ of development and explain why the difference is important. Sequence of development is when there is a definitive pattern to development like a baby learning to sit and balance before he or she can crawl, or a toddler learning to walk before he or she can run. The sequencing of development assists you to prepare and plan effectively and at the right time in anticipation of the next development stage to be reached. Rate of development is however, when individuals reach certain targets or milestones and at the speed of which they do so, and is also about recognising and identifying any concerns in development and how you can adapt and assist learning and development. Building blocks need to be in place for each developmental stage to happen.
Within pracitce Effective practitioners have a duty to value each child's indivudial needs and likes.children have to experience something before they get a true understanding of what it is like. Example. For the setting to be effective, practitioners must challenge and support children's philosophies of their doings, practitioners muct get involved in the childs thinking process. The practitioner can then be attentive of what the child shows an interest in andhave knowledge of whast the child understands. This can support the children's thinking and extend their learning.
speech) it can affect other developmental areas (i.e. social and emotional). Early identification and intervention of problems in one area will therefore helps to ensure that a child makes progress across all areas of
These professionals can be a useful source of advice and guidance for other adults working with the children and young people, in order to help them to develop to their full potential. 10:2.2. Explain how children and young people’s development is influenced by a range of external factors.Family Background and Environment:Cultural backgrounds can influence children’s development for example in some cultures boys and girls are treated very differently. Family circumstances can impact on children’s learning if children are treated differently and the parents have different expectations of a child, this can have a detrimental effect on the child’s social and emotional development.Family break-ups