Learner Record-Part 1 School Age Childcare: School-Age Childcare Thematic Working Group (SACTWG) defines School Age Childcare (SAC) as: “School-Age Childcare / Out-of-school services refer to a range of organized age-appropriate structured programs‚ clubs and activities for school-age children and young people (4-18) which takes place within supervised environments during the times that they are not in school”. “School age childcare services are by definition about the care of children when
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Care and Learning Development Unit 203 Ben Thomas K2D39/40/41 Why do we observe children? There are many reasons why we observe children. Mainly children are observed because we want to find out what stage of development they are at and whether it matches the average stage of development for their age‚ it could also be that there has been a change in there behaviour. By observing them we will find out what causes them to react and become stressed. Another reason why we observe children is assess
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part of development in children and young people. From an early age a child will experience some form of transition‚ and how well they deal with these changes as they are growing up will be depend on their stage of development‚ their confidence and the support and positive relationships they may have. The affects of transitions vary from child to child‚ so it is important to consider them on an individual basis. That said‚ it is possible to gain an idea of how a child’s social development may be
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the main development of a child from the age range 0 – 2 years‚ 3 – 5 years and 5 – 8 years. Development is the process of learning new skills in all areas of life. When we talk about child development we use the baseline of an ’average child ’. Most children will go through the same stages of development but not necessarily at the same age/time. Some children may miss a stage altogether e.g. Missing out crawling and going straight to walking. When thinking about child development‚ although
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Which circumstances are needed to store or process information- emotional‚ social‚ physical and environmental? 3. Distinguish between learning styles and thinking styles? (5) * A learning style is more or less a consistent way in which a person perceives‚ conceptualizes‚ organizes and recalls information. * Your thinking style is your characteristic way of processing information. It’s the way you acquire your knowledge‚ organize your thoughts‚ form your views and opinions‚ apply your
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Poverty ’s Effect on Child Development Verna Heskey Liberty University Dr. James Newton ABSTRACT Childhood poverty is a powerful factor in the development of children. Research on this study have revealed that the number of children living in poverty has increased. Though educators and various programs have been implemented to help with the disparity between the poverty stricken and the upper class children‚ the trend continues. Studies addressing both direct
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Jean Piaget was a Swiss psychologist who was interested in child development. He came up with the famous theory of the Cognitive Stages in children through adulthood. The stages include sensorimotor‚ preoperational‚ concrete operational‚ and formal operational. The different stages apply to different age groups. For example‚ the first stage‚ sensorimotor‚ applies to children at birth through 2 years of age‚ so this would not apply to the concrete operational kids whose age level includes kids who
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Child Abuse and the Impact on Adolescent Development Self-Reported Abuse History and Adolescent Problem Behaviors. I. Antisocial and Suicidal Behaviors The purpose of this study was to examine physical abuse‚ sexual abuse and the effects on adolescent behavior. The study was conducted through a questionnaire distributed to 4‚790 students in grades 8‚ 10‚and 12 in Washington State public schools. The questionnaire addressed a variety of student health risk behaviors. The questionnaire asked
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born to become the person that you are or if your environment and life situations made you the person you are? Perhaps it is in your genes to be selfish or over-sensitive or carefree. Or perhaps it is your lifestyle and day to day situations that lead you to this point. Researchers and scientists agree that nature overpowers nurture and that you are who you are because you cannot be anything else but that nurture also shapes your innate personality characteristics into the person you currently are
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← 2 - What is Child Development? 1. Read Chapters One and Two‚ Developmental Profiles Child Development is the area of study that focuses on how children learn‚ grow and mature. Some Early Childhood Educators believe children are more influenced by their environment and others believe in the biological basis for child development. Write a paragraph explaining why current Early Childhood Educators believe it is a combination of factors that influence the development of children.
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