Value of play in promoting learning and development in the early years Play is an essential part of every child’s life and is vital for the enjoyment of childhood as well as social‚ emotional‚ intellectual and physical development. Though play children learn about themselves and the world that surrounds them. They also learn to express themselves and form relationships with others. Play in early childhood education is not considered as a kind of fun activity where children spend their energy on
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Summarising The main aspects of development of a child aged 0 - 2 years‚ 3-5 years‚ 6-8 years The first few years are very vital for the human being. It is at that time that you began to get to know who you are; explore the alien world around us. At this point self confidence is being build. Here is the duration of development during the years. Birth to three months: Intellectual development: At this stage babies will have what is so called primitive reflexes these include: - Rooting
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stages of child and young person development Throughout the early years‚ children will grow and change. Piaget was a major theorist psychologist who developed stages to understand cognitive development. When we talk about normal development‚ we are talking about developing skills like: Gross motor: using large groups of muscles to sit‚ stand‚ walk‚ run‚ etc.‚ keeping balance‚ and changing positions. Fine motor: using hands to be able to eat‚ draw‚ dress‚ play‚ write‚ and do many other things
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Some children may suffer from or be more prone to a condition that may make progress difficult. Some conditions that children are born with such as diabetes or a blood condition affect children from early on and have sever ramifications on their lives from birth. Other conditions may appear later‚ such as asthma‚ which children are more susceptible to if they live in areas where the air condition is poor‚ they live in damp conditions or whose parents smoke. These conditions and many others have an
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IMPORTANCE OF PLAY IN CHILDREN In the life of an infant there are many important for the healthy development and learning‚ however there are many variations on how to learn and develop‚ by the influence exercised in the future environment. Among all variations which may be mentioned one of utmost importance is the game for all the benefits that entails. Play is where the child occupies most of their time‚ encouragement and the acquisition of a full development in areas that would not be achieved
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Children Need to Play Tracy R. Collins Early Childhood Education Capstone ECE 430 Instructor Kathryn Shuler November 8‚ 2010 All children need to play it is an integral part of learning and coping with the realities of everyday life. While children need physical activity to stay healthy and fit they also need unstructured‚ child centered‚ imaginative play that they control. Many parents today enroll their children in as many structured activities as possible everything from art classes
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conversations with themselves when they take part in creative play. Pretending implies making a story and giving a voice to the distinctive characters in the story. At the point when children emulate others‚ they are building up a vocabulary that permits them to name and explore their general surroundings. Less verbal children may talk more amid inventive play than in different settings. Psychologist Lev Vygotsky ’s theory of cognitive development sets that data from the outside world is changed and adopted
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Name and Surname: Eren Kuşhan Date: 07.03.2012 Assignment: Effect Analysis Essay (The Effects of Play on Children) THE EFFECTS OF PLAY ON CHILDREN Who are the happiest people of the world? The answer is here: Children‚ who have not grown yet. According to them‚ the world is a heaven to play with everything. How can a human being distress in a heaven like this? No more troubles‚ no more responsibilities‚ no more money‚ and no more food is there. The several things which make kids’ minds busy
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Outcome 3: Understand the potential effects of transitions on children and young people’s development. 1 Leaving a parent for the first time - as a baby‚ as a toddler going to nursery and the most obvious when the child starts school. For some it could be going into foster care and being separated from their main carers‚ especially if the child has been moved around quite a lot. For these children‚ trusting adults and managing the very strong emotions transitions and change will bring can be very
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ASSIGNMENT #5 – Observing Children at Play Purpose: To observe young children at play‚ make anecdotal notations of their play‚ evaluate their fine motor‚ gross motor development‚ and level of social interaction demonstrated through play situations. Procedure: 1. Choose a preschool child between the ages of 3 – 5 years. Observe the child on two separate occasions for 30 minutes. Do not interact with the child you will be busy taking observational notes. 2. Following each observation‚ use your
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