Learning and development theories are conceptual frameworks that are looked at how information is absorbed‚ processed and retained during learning. Through using different learning theories you are able to teach children in the classroom and develop and strengthen them as a person not only intellectually but socially as well. Theories provide information that can help teachers influence children’s learning by providing developmentally appropriate practice. In practice theories help to improve‚ enable
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Promoting development and learning in early childhood is extremely important. “Learning starts in infancy‚ long before formal education‚ and continues throughout life.” All parts of the environment and everything or everyone a child comes in contact with will have an impact on their cognitive‚ emotional‚ and social development. In our early childhood programs‚ they use Developmentally Appropriate Practice to determine how and what to teach each individual child. This is a framework of principles
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PSY 508 Child Development Fall 2012 Throughout reading chapters one and two‚ there is a lot of information in the first chapter it talks about stages of a young child. The first stage is infant that includes from birth up to 1 year. The second is toddler that includes ages 1 year to 3 years. The preschooler’s age is 3 to 5 years old. The kindergartener is 5 to 6 years old. And last is the primary age which is ages 6 to 8. Each stage of a young child life is crucial in child development. In chapter
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2.3 The Theories of development There are many theories of child development and each one has influenced practice in schools. Skinner’s theory of ‘Operant Conditioning’ suggests that behaviour which is reinforced tends to be repeated. In schools we reinforce good behaviour by rewarding it (house points‚ merits‚ Headteacher awards etc) and we “punish” poor behaviour to discourage it (warnings‚ sitting out‚ missing Golden Time etc). Piaget’s theory of ‘Cognitive Development’ has helped shape the
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What do we mean by growth and development? Growth is the increase in size of the body – in height‚ weight and other measurable areas. Development is the gaining of skills in all aspects of the child’s life. The different types of development are often split into four areas: Physical development: this refers to the body increasing in skill and performance and includes: gross motor development (using large muscles)‚ for example legs and arms fine motor development (precise use of muscles)‚ for
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“The term ‘development’ refers to the process by which an organism (human or animal) grows and changes through its life span” (Smith‚ Cowie & Blades‚ 2003). Cognitive Development therefore concerns itself with how we process information; how we learn. There has been much research into cognitive development‚ and as a result the theory behind it has changed and developed very rapidly over a relatively short period of time. This paper will look at arguably one of the most influential theories of
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There are many key factors that play into a child’s development‚ the most important of these: the early childhood educator. The early childhood educator plays the role of primary influence in the child’s life‚ encouraging relationships between parent and child and establishing relationships between parent and teacher‚ helping the child’s skill set expand and they’re mental‚ emotional‚ and spiritual capacities to grow. The feelings I get when I become a influential force in a child’s life along with
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A1 The answers below are a guide due to children progressing at different rates. |Physical Development | |Age range |Explain the sequence and rate of development | |0-3 months |From birth‚ your baby’s reflexes will allow her to turn her head to suckle when you touch her cheek.
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Nutrition and Child Development Nutrition and Child Development Proper and adequate nutrition is essential for a baby’s growth and development. Nutrition affects not only physical growth‚ but also cognitive development during a child’s early years. Nutrition is especially important to a developing fetus to ensure its proper growth and development and to minimize the risks of infant mortality. In the United States‚ low birth weight‚ along with prematurity is the second leading cause of infant
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A definition of child development Child development is another way of saying how children develop through different stages or how children grow and learn. It also refers to the biological and psychological changes that occur in human beings between start and the end of adolescence. The developmental areas are physical‚ emotional‚ social‚ educational and cognitive. The ideal development of children is considered vital to society and it is important to understand these areas. These areas are connected
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