Unit 1 Contribute to the Support of Child and Young Person Development
Be able to contribute to assessments of the development needs of children and young people. 1.2 Identify different observation methods and know why they are used.
Methods | Diary | TimeSampling | NarrativeRecords | Why I use this | To record what a child has done | To see if there is a regular pattern | To show a child’s progress | When I use this | All the time during your observations | When a child displays a change in their behaviour | Mon- Fri. during lunchtime | Advantage1 | Evidence of what a child has experienced | To identify a reoccurring pattern | Highlight area’s for progression | Advantage2 | To show parents their child’s achievements | This gives you written evidence | It can give you an all round view of a child | Disadvantages1 | Lack of time to record information | Significant information may be missed | To write and observe at the same time | Disadvantages2 | Inconsistency of observational recordings | Recorded information not used | It can be hard to write down in words a descriptive information |
1.3 Support assessments of the development needs of a child or young person.
An assessment of the needs of young children provides us with an understanding of children's developmental status and condition in order to define the areas which are most in need of attention. Integrated ECD (Early Child Development) is a complex concept which encompasses several aspects. A child's development during the early years consists of physical (both health and nutritional status) and motor development (gross and fine motor skills), social and emotional development (in terms of social relationships, culturally appropriate behaviour, values, and self-esteem), and cognitive and language development. Measuring the status of children requires indicators that capture the different aspects of integrated ECD. A single indicator will not be enough. Rather, it is increasingly common to work with a child profile in which various indicators are
Methods | Diary | TimeSampling | NarrativeRecords | Why I use this | To record what a child has done | To see if there is a regular pattern | To show a child’s progress | When I use this | All the time during your observations | When a child displays a change in their behaviour | Mon- Fri. during lunchtime | Advantage1 | Evidence of what a child has experienced | To identify a reoccurring pattern | Highlight area’s for progression | Advantage2 | To show parents their child’s achievements | This gives you written evidence | It can give you an all round view of a child | Disadvantages1 | Lack of time to record information | Significant information may be missed | To write and observe at the same time | Disadvantages2 | Inconsistency of observational recordings | Recorded information not used | It can be hard to write down in words a descriptive information |
1.3 Support assessments of the development needs of a child or young person.
An assessment of the needs of young children provides us with an understanding of children's developmental status and condition in order to define the areas which are most in need of attention. Integrated ECD (Early Child Development) is a complex concept which encompasses several aspects. A child's development during the early years consists of physical (both health and nutritional status) and motor development (gross and fine motor skills), social and emotional development (in terms of social relationships, culturally appropriate behaviour, values, and self-esteem), and cognitive and language development. Measuring the status of children requires indicators that capture the different aspects of integrated ECD. A single indicator will not be enough. Rather, it is increasingly common to work with a child profile in which various indicators are