The Importance 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
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secure. I believe that it is important that the resilience in children and young people is supported by friends‚ families and professionals so that they can cope with and thrive when faced with difficult situations. Resilience is a life skill that can help children and young people deal with difficult situations (even in adulthood)‚ give them control over their lives and encourage self-esteem and confidence. The resilience in children and young people can be supported and developed by professionals
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The MODIS is the primary instrument in the NASA Earth Observing System (EOS) Terra and Aqua satellites‚ which were launched in December 1999 and May 2002 respectively‚ for the purpose of monitoring the seasonality of global terrestrial vegetation. MODIS is a multi-spectral sensor with 36 discrete spectral bands ranging from visible‚ near infrared‚ to thermal infrared‚ which has been extensively used for land‚ ocean and atmosphere research. The equatorial crossing time for Terra and Aqua satellites
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Observing and deciphering Chemical Changes Purpose The purpose of this experiment is to observe reactions of chemicals that can be found in consumer products. Through observation‚ students should be able to interpret the chemical reactions and determine some characteristics‚ such as pH and solubility. Method 1. Pipets containing chemicals will be opened using scissors to snip the end and each pipet will be placed in a well of a 24-well plate. The scissors must be washed between each pipet. 2
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All children will have disagreements with other children from time to time and sometimes they will have disagreements with you. Disagreements usually occur due to a lack of communication‚ a misunderstanding or when someone has different values or ideas. How you handle this sort of situation is extremely important and you must remember that you are a role model and you need to demonstrate the correct way to deal with a disagreement. Everyone’s ideas and opinions are important to them and so it is
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Effective communication is a vital starting point for any relationship‚ whether it is for children young people or adults‚ as no relationship can begin from silence. Practitioners need to model the positive and effective ways of communication depending on who they are interacting with. The way we communicate with these different groups can be varied but the underlying principles remain the same. Nevertheless‚ how we communicate does depend on the person; whether it is child-to-child or adult-to-adult
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Cognitive Development Preschool children ages 3 - 5: Cognitive development refers to the acquisition and use of thinking skills. It a child’s increasing ability to think and reason‚ they are active participants in the learning process‚ they are learning how to learn. Like scientists preschool children are curious about what they observe‚ they ask questions‚ make predictions about what will happen and test their ideas‚ they recall past experiences and apply what they know to
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Attentive listening is required no matter who you are communicating with. Letâ€TMs take children first of all. A key principle in developing a positive relationship with a child is to concentrate and listen carefully‚ responding in ways which let them feel they are understood. This is known as †̃active listeningâ€TM. Also‚ providing children with the format to engage in positive interactions‚ giving them time‚ respecting them as individuals and showing them they are valued and important within
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D6. The importance of valuing children as an individual is that everyone is different and we all have different needs. Being able to understand the child’s needs can help us to understand them as an individual. You can find out a child’s needs by observing or a practitioner giving information about the child’s specific needs. From knowing about a child’s individual needs can help ensure everyone in the group has an equal opportunity. For example if a child has a disability and the child is in
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to develop hand-eye coordination because of the physical movement involved to make it inside the hoop. Just like the tee-ball set where children are working on a movement they are not use to. I did find it interesting that they had an African American boy on the front of the box especially since the majority of NBA basketball players are African American. Children all around the US grow up playing basketball because it is financially doable for under privileged kids. Basketball earns your mountains
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