Cache Level 3 assignment 1 child development
Cache Level 3 Supporting teaching and learning in schools
Assignment 1
Part one.
Summarise child development from 0-2, 3-5, 5-8 years
It has been observed that the majority of children display common changes in a number of different ways from birth through to adulthood. This process is known as development and is described by Berk (2005 – mcdl reference material) as the process of learning new skills and abilities and acquiring emotional maturity. There are 5 key areas of development that are outlined and sourced by many childcare institutions that are based on studies by American Psychologist Arnold Gesell (in Harper and Row 1977). The areas are: physical, intellectual, language, emotional and social. The developmental milestones between ages 0-2, 3-5 and 5-8 years will now be outlined.
From Birth to 2 years, a baby grows, gains weight and develops mobility rapidly, learning to roll, crawl, stand and walk in succession. Jean Piaget (in Smith et al, 1998) describes this phase as the sensori-motor stage when babies use their senses to explore and create mental representations of their environments known as schemas which provide links through memory between different experiences, grouping representations together. For instance grabbing and sucking objects adds to their ‘sucking’ schema or group of thoughts. They also learn to recognise the faces of their main carers early on. Babies and children of this age enjoy stimulation from carers and brightly coloured objects. They learn through imitation and often reflect the mood being expressed around them, for instance laughing in response to laughter. By 2 years of age they also begin to enjoy fantasy games as their memory develops. Language develops gradually by physical imitation and association, beginning simple sounds and vowels, building up to simple words and by age 2 are thought to use a vocabulary of around 50 words. Emotionally and socially babies form attachments to their main carers from birth
Assignment 1
Part one.
Summarise child development from 0-2, 3-5, 5-8 years
It has been observed that the majority of children display common changes in a number of different ways from birth through to adulthood. This process is known as development and is described by Berk (2005 – mcdl reference material) as the process of learning new skills and abilities and acquiring emotional maturity. There are 5 key areas of development that are outlined and sourced by many childcare institutions that are based on studies by American Psychologist Arnold Gesell (in Harper and Row 1977). The areas are: physical, intellectual, language, emotional and social. The developmental milestones between ages 0-2, 3-5 and 5-8 years will now be outlined.
From Birth to 2 years, a baby grows, gains weight and develops mobility rapidly, learning to roll, crawl, stand and walk in succession. Jean Piaget (in Smith et al, 1998) describes this phase as the sensori-motor stage when babies use their senses to explore and create mental representations of their environments known as schemas which provide links through memory between different experiences, grouping representations together. For instance grabbing and sucking objects adds to their ‘sucking’ schema or group of thoughts. They also learn to recognise the faces of their main carers early on. Babies and children of this age enjoy stimulation from carers and brightly coloured objects. They learn through imitation and often reflect the mood being expressed around them, for instance laughing in response to laughter. By 2 years of age they also begin to enjoy fantasy games as their memory develops. Language develops gradually by physical imitation and association, beginning simple sounds and vowels, building up to simple words and by age 2 are thought to use a vocabulary of around 50 words. Emotionally and socially babies form attachments to their main carers from birth
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