Statutory Framework for the Early Years Foundation Stage May 2008 Setting the Standards for Learning‚ Development and Care for children from birth to five STATUTORY FRAMEWORK Statutory Framework for the Early Years Foundation Stage Contents Section 1 – Introduction ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ Purpose and aims of the Early Years Foundation Stage Context and legal responsibilities About this document A principled approach Setting the standards Providing for equality of opportunity Creating the
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2 months 3.Fetal Stage -2 months to birth Prenatal Nutrition: Teratogens Motor Development *Cephalocaudal - Development from head to foot *Proximodistal -Development from center outward *Maturation -Unfolding of genetic blueprint *Developmental Norms –Median age for behaviors to appear Perception 1.Vision -At birth an infant can see in color -At birth child prefers human faces -By age 6 months acuity matches an adults 2.Hearing -Auditory localization‚ distinguish voices and
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2010‚ p.334). A lot of obvious and physical transformations take place throughout puberty. As a result‚ Annie’s body will start developing‚ because of the rise in estrogen in her body. Annie’s Physical Transformation The biggest and obvious developmental change in Annie’s body will be growth spurts. Throughout this time‚ she can grow anywhere from 8 inches and 12 inches in height‚ and its normal for eating routines to go from eating little portions to eating larger portions. As Annie begins to
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Module Eight: Text Questions Review Questions Describe the case of Genie. What happened to her? Why is this case important? Genie was a young girl‚ and it has been said that around the early age of 20 months that Genie was kept in a backroom tied to a toilet chair. This case was so important because by time Genie was found she could not speak nor communicate like a normal human being. This case just really showed how important infancy and childhood are critical times in brain development. What
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Introduction Psychology is a scientific study of behaviour and the development of this behaviour. Obtaining knowledge about this enables practitioners and psychologists to identify development from the different perspectives. There are several debates involved with developmental psychology which discuss different aspects of development. These are as follows: Nature Vs Nurture h Idiographic Vs Nomothetic Continuity Vs Discontinuity All of these debates discuss different aspects of our development
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1.1. Nature – nurture Nature refers to the inherited (genetic) characteristics and tendencies that influence development. It is the abilities that are present at birth‚ as well as any abilities determined by genes. On the other hand‚ nurture is the processes caused by our environment that influences our development. Everything is learned through our interactions with our environment and as a result of our experiences. In the past‚ hereditary and environmental factors were considered to be operating
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CYPOP1-3.1 – Explain the benefits of the key worker‚ person system in early years settings Babies and young children’s development is closely tied to the quality of the relationships that they have with others and especially the key person within their early years settings. Usually babies and toddlers do no like to be separated from their parents or primary carer‚ and therefore it is important that babies and young children are supported by a key person in their setting who will act as a temporary
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Describe and evaluate any two theories in developmental psychology. By Aimee Kaur This paper will focus on two theories in moral development within developmental Psychology. There are three components to our morality; these are emotional‚ cognitive and behavioural. Shaffer (1993) described morals as a “set of principles or ideals that help the individual to distinguish right from wrong and to act on this decision” In his book ’The Moral Judgement of the Child’ (1932)‚ Piaget states that ’all
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for the future of our world. I have set my mind on pursuing a PhD in developmental psychology after I graduate‚ and hope to gain more research experience before I do. The Yale Cognition and Development Lab presents an opportunity for intensive research over summer‚ focusing on topics of how children and adults interpret the world around
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processing‚ and developmental dimensions approaches to the analysis of age/development/life course trends. Developmental psychology‚ as a discipline‚ is currently undergoing a paradigmatic/world view change. Consequently‚ several different theoretical approaches to the study of development and the life course have been proposed and advocated. The three primary approaches currently being debated include the structural‚ information processing/cognitive‚ and life-span developmental/developmental dimensions
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