Holistic Development
What do you understand by holistic child development? What are the implications for you as an early year’s teacher? Discuss with reference to current issues and curriculum matters (EYFS, ECM, SEAD, and EPPE. Etc.)
Holistic development
Every child is unique, all children are different no child is the same so this means that all children will grow and develop at different speeds and different rates. Meggitt (2006 p1) states “developmental norms are sometimes called milestones - they describe the recognised pattern of development that children are expected to follow. Each child will develop in a unique way”. Holistic development sees a child as a whole person it sees all the child’s areas of development.
Each area of development that children will develop in, are dependent on one another they interconnect. Even though there are different areas of development and people see them as different areas, they are interconnected to one another or a child would not develop. So when a child progresses in one area, this will indefinitely effect progress in another area so if something when wrong in one area of development, say physical this will have effect on all the other areas social, emotional, intellectual and language.
There are also many things that will have influence on a child’s development, teachers, parents, observations and the environment I am now going to talk about these below.
Role of the teacher
A teacher has a major role of a child holistic development. They will help all the children in there care with all areas of there development. A teacher can help children with any part of their development weather this be physical social etc.
I think that a teacher is a very important part of a child’s development, as ezinarticles (2010) says “We can say that parents and teachers play a very important role in shaping child's future.” A teacher will help a child with their mental and physiological development, but not only do they help with this but they also help
Holistic development
Every child is unique, all children are different no child is the same so this means that all children will grow and develop at different speeds and different rates. Meggitt (2006 p1) states “developmental norms are sometimes called milestones - they describe the recognised pattern of development that children are expected to follow. Each child will develop in a unique way”. Holistic development sees a child as a whole person it sees all the child’s areas of development.
Each area of development that children will develop in, are dependent on one another they interconnect. Even though there are different areas of development and people see them as different areas, they are interconnected to one another or a child would not develop. So when a child progresses in one area, this will indefinitely effect progress in another area so if something when wrong in one area of development, say physical this will have effect on all the other areas social, emotional, intellectual and language.
There are also many things that will have influence on a child’s development, teachers, parents, observations and the environment I am now going to talk about these below.
Role of the teacher
A teacher has a major role of a child holistic development. They will help all the children in there care with all areas of there development. A teacher can help children with any part of their development weather this be physical social etc.
I think that a teacher is a very important part of a child’s development, as ezinarticles (2010) says “We can say that parents and teachers play a very important role in shaping child's future.” A teacher will help a child with their mental and physiological development, but not only do they help with this but they also help
Bibliography: http://ezinearticles.com/?Role-of-Parents-and-Teachers-in-Childs-Development&id=4102428 03/01/2011 - 18:32 http://www.fww.org/articles/misc/0628e.html 04/01/2011- 13.49 http://www.associatedcontent.com/article/656669/role_of_environment_in_a_childs_growth.html 04/01/2011 13:58 Meggit, Carolyn. 2006. Child Development an illustrated guide. Oxford. Heinemann Educational http://nationalstrategies.standards.dcsf.gov.uk/node/132683 08/01/2011 Department for education and skills. 2007. Every Parent Matters. Nottingham. Dcsf publications