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Assignment 1 – Understanding development and supporting equality, diversity and inclusion.
QUESTION 1
a. Explain the sequence and rate of each aspect of development from birth – 19 years
The main areas of development include: physical development, social and emotional development, intellectual development and language development. Through physical development,
By age one young child is developing fallowing motoring skills.
Child sits without support and crawls
pulls self to standing position and stands with help and without
walks with aid
plays games in imitation of adult, like ball rolling,
reaches, grasps, puts object in mouth
picks things up with pincer grasp (thumb and one finger)
transfers object from one hand to the other
drops and picks up objects
Between one and two
✓ walks alone ✓ walks backwards ✓ picks up toys from floor without falling ✓ pulls toys, pushes toys ✓ seats self in child size chair ✓ walks up and down stairs with hand held ✓ moves to music ✓ builds tower of small blocks ✓ puts rings on stick ✓ turns pages two or three at a time ✓ scribbles ✓ turns knobs ✓ throws small ball ✓ paints with whole arm movement, shifts hands, makes strokes
Between two and three
✓ runs forward, jumps in place with two feet together ✓ stands on one foot ✓ walks on tiptoe ✓ kicks a ball forward ✓ strings four large beads ✓ turns single pages ✓ snips with scissors ✓ holds crayon with thumb and fingers besides fist hold ✓ uses one hand consistently in most activities ✓ imitates circular, vertical, horizontal strokes ✓ paints with some wrist action; makes dots, lines,