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 Principles

CHCFC502A Sue Hercus Semester 1 2012
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of Growth / Sequence of development Physical Skills / Characteristics Infant and Toddler Physical Development and Planning

 Observation  Unit

Outline / Assessments

 1. Provide

planned and spontaneous experiences to foster the physical development of children. opportunities for children to develop a wide range of physical skills with the child to foster skill development

 Worksheet: Revision

- Lesson 3 content

 2. Create

 3. Interact

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Physical growth relates to the growth of bones, muscles, tendons, nerves and organs Physical growth and development occurs at a rapid rate in the first two years of life. Skill development continues to be refined through preschool and middle childhood years with an increased range and complexity of physical skills evident.
(Kearns and Austin 2010)

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rate of development remains steady until the onset of adolescence. growth spurt occurs earlier in girls (10 – 12 years) than boys (13 – 16 years)
(Kearns and Austin 2010)

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 Quantitative

Growth:- Refers to the growth or change that can be measured. When studying the physical domain we would expect to see quantitative growth eg height, weight, shoe size. Growth:- Refers to growth that can‟t be measured eg Thinking, emotion, behaviour. Qualitative growth is observed in the cognitive and social / emotional domains.

 Group

Discussion: Can you think of examples of quantitative changes that occur over the life span?

 Qualitative

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Examples of quantitative changes:

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Increase in the number of teeth Loss of baby or primary teeth  Increase in lung capacity  Increase in brain size  Increase in bone length and bone density  Increase in the number of words in a child‟s vocabulary  Changes in body strength (it increases during childhood, adolescence and early adulthood and then decreases... [continues]

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