Discuss the importance of play in learning and development‚ focussing on 0 – 6 years. Essay plan: * Introduction 10% 150 words Introduce the essay question – Does play support the learning and development of children from birth to six year olds? Start by looking at how babies naturally play to learn about the world around them‚ looking at Smilansky’s theory. Then move onto toddlers and their play relationship with adults‚ discussing Smilansky‚ Vygotsky‚ Wood‚ Bruner‚ Ross’s theories
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“Child and Young Person Development” Support Teaching and Learning in Schools‚ level 2 Karolina Piera Loughton 24th November 2014 Child and Young Person Development “Child development is not a matter of a single topic‚ but progresses somewhat differently for different aspects of the individual”. (Wikipedia‚ Child development) Children and young people’s development is not just a single issue. It encompasses the whole range of interactions between adults and children and between
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brought up on a council estate in poor housing they are more likely to have health problems. If parents are not working or have low income jobs they are likely to buy cheaper food and usually this means lower quality which can lead to health problems. Children and their families may have lower expectations. They might settle for the life that id mapped out. If a child lives in high rise flats or appartments they have less oppportunities to play. In poor quality housing there may not be a garden or safe
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024 Promote child and young person development Assessment criteria 1.2a Assess a child or young person’s development in the following areas: physical (Planned: 0 ‚ Completed:0) In my line of work as a carer there are different ways of assessing a young person for physical development. Each week young people in my care are given a weekly activity and menu planner in which they complete to show what activities and food they are planning through the week. The young people are encouraged to
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of Play and the Cognitive Development of Children Marlene Joy M. Cepeda Western Governors University Abstract The focus on academic success and high assessment scores has led many educators and administrators to perceive play as an unimportant part of a child’s development. But play does lay a good foundation developmentally for children. Through each different types of play‚ a child develops the necessary skills in order to succeed. When children are given opportunities
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Taylor Butler Young Children and the Elderly: High Importance in Receiving Influenza Vaccine The flu‚ or influenza‚ is a virus that hits the United States every year in the late fall and winter‚ and we can’t seem to break away from it. I will be discussing the controversy of parents not knowing what types of vaccine to give their children‚ what age to do it at‚ if they should even get the shot‚ and the side effects that go along with it. All my life I got the flu vaccine because my parents believed
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Age(Years) | Physical Development | Communication And Intellectual Development | Social‚ Emotional And Behavioural Development | 0-3 | From birth to 12 months is a fast period of physical development. When first born babies have very little control over their bodies‚ they depend upon a series of reflexes for movement‚ however over the first 12 months they will learn how to control their bodies and by 12 months should be able to crawl or roll. By the age of 2 a baby would have developed quickly
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ABANDONED BABIES Problem of abandoned babies is becoming more serious. This case raises concerns for all parties. Many cases have been reported on abandoned new born babies. Where the baby normally discarded on garbage‚ toilets‚ in the rivers‚ and so on. solution to this problem needs to be done as smoothly‚ so that it cannot continue to spread and become more serious. To solve the case of dumping a baby in Malaysia‚ there are several points of the protection of infants were established. one
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Unit 1: Child and Young Person Development 1.1 The main stages of child and young person development. Birth to 3 years: (Physical Development) A baby can hold their own head up‚ can eat solids‚ and can sit up without support. They will start teething‚ learning how to crawl‚ try to pull themselves up using furniture and other surroundings to help them balance‚ start trying to walk alone. They will like to climb things like their crib and will be able to run. Fine Motor Skills a child will start
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Understand the role and responsibilities of a teacher in the lifelong learning Level 4 Evaluate your own teaching / training role; evaluate your responsibilities and limits. Analyse how you work within professional boundaries and how you might work with other professionals who support learners. 1.1 Evaluating training role As a ramp operations trainer‚ I have to train different training members of Airline Services Limited (ASL) staff on doing different jobs within the business. The training I deliver
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