Child Development and the Environment Many key factors contribute to and determine the development of a child‚ be it positive or negative. However‚ in my opinion the most influential factor is the environment; it has the potential to enhance or interrupt both their early years and later development. In her poem‚ Dr. Dorothy Law speaks about the link between the environment and a child’s development. When I read this poem for one point really stood out at me which was ‘if children live with hostility
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ONE COURSE / MANY Continuous Gradually develops by adding new skills & knowledge onto old ones Discontinuous Child goes through distinct stages (each unique until reaching highest level of functioning) Each child goes through discontinuous processes‚ but within some stages‚ there is continuous development. Stage Theorists: Assume people follow same development sequences EG: Childhood - common influences that lead people to represent world through language & make believe play
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given the freedom they need d in an environment that was fully prepared with all the materials and was specifically designed to support their self-directed learning experiences (Montessori‚ 1977). Factor generating an amazing child Law of Will A child’s development of will has been regarded as one of the laws of development as per Montessori’s observations. She herself has clearly indicated how she observed this development of a child’s will. When a child does any action just by himself‚ without
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Seldin Montessori believed in a necessary relationship between children and their environment. Children must find a properly prepared environment if they are to fully develop their unique human potentials. In addition to determining children’s eventual height‚ hair color‚ and other physical characteristics‚ there is another cognitive plan which determines the unique emotional and intellectual qualities of each child. These qualities develop through what Montessori referred to as "the sensitive periods
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Effects of poverty on the physical development of a Jamaican child Physical development is defined by Tina Bruce and Carolyn Meggitt in the text Child Care and Education as “the way in which the body gains skills and become more complex in its performance.” Arnold Gesell a psychologist and pediatrician put forth normative development guidelines for a child (physical development milestones). The normative development guidelines are categorized into gross motor skills‚ fine -motor skills and balance/coordination
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education so many different factors can affect a child’s learning and development in a classroom. First of all the temperature of the main class of which the child is learning in so such as the heating/air conditioning‚ if the classroom is too hot‚ eg. On a hot day a child may feel sick/dizzy this will affect the child’s concentration and well being similar to a highly air conditioned classroom where it may be extremely cold the child may get ill because of it. Another important part of a child’s education
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1. You are asked to select a reading book for a three year old. Describe the features you would want within the book in order to foster a child’s intellectual ability‚ such as colour recognition and shape recognition? For this assignment is my chosen book is: Dear Zoo by Rod Campbell. In my opinion this book contains lots of things that a three-years old needs to develop intellectually. Children at this age‚ learns quickly through exploring. They use all of their senses to discover new things
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Understand the purpose and requirements of the areas of learning and development in the relevant early years framework 1.1. Explain each of the areas of learning and development and how these are interdependent. Personal‚ social and Emotional Development Children must be provided with experiences and support which will help them to develop a positive sense of themselves and of others; respect for others; social skills; and a positive disposition to learn. Providers must ensure support for children’s
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child’s mind develops largely on the environment accordance with his/her experience of the world‚ and through learning. He brings forth the concept of tabula rasa‚ or blank slate; this blank slate is a child’s mind that eventually fills up with learning and experience. According to Locke‚ there are four things of environment that mold a child’s mind. The first is associations. This is where one thought is usually associated with another for example‚ when a child is placed in a crib he may start
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CYAF 160‚ Paper One There are many different aspects that influence and shape human development. One major factor that influences personal development is the social environment. A lot of people don’t realize how many different aspects go into shaping how a person develops while growing up. According to Urie Bronfenbrenner‚ there are 5 main systems that influence human development: the microsystem‚ mesosystem‚ exosystem‚ macrosystem and chronosystem. One system that influences the person directly
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