Research of evidence, which describes the development of infants’ sensory abilities and how research has generated this knowledge.…
Theories of development are very important as these theories and frameworks can heavily influence current practice and help us to understand the complexities of children’s behaviours their reactions and can also help us figure out different and new ways of learning. Starting with the constructivist approach (piaget). Piaget worked on intelligence testing and during this period he realised that children would consistently give wrong answers to certain questions so he began to consider and review why this was. He used his own children in the testing and his theory was often referred to as a constructivist approach as he suggested children constructed thoughts according to the experiences around them. Piaget’s beliefs helped people understand why children’s thinking is sometimes different from our own. The belief was seen to be that as the children develops so does there way of thinking.…
There are many different theories of development that help us to understand children’s behaviour, reactions and ways of learning. All equally important as they influence practice. To begin with there is Piaget’s constructivist theories which look at the way in which children seem to be able to make sense of their world as a result of their experiences and how they are active learners. He also suggested that as children develop so does their thinking. Piaget’s work has influenced early years settings into providing more hands on and relevant tasks for children and young people. In other words the children are ‘learning through play’. Teachers are working out the needs of children and plan activities accordingly.…
Jerome Bruner’s theory on scaffolding is about encouraging children to learn something new by supporting and helping them when they need help, and then letting the child do it on their own when the adult feels they are confident enough. Bruner believes that humans have the ability to learn and grow with no limit; therefore, practitioners should have confidence in the children to learn something new.…
This theory can be applied in the classroom and to diverse learners with the knowledge of the development milestones of the appropriate age children, learn the developmental state of the child, and provide the material and opportunity for the children to be able to complete the task and to do the task with assistant from others, therefore scaffolding will be most effective with diverse learners, when done in the zone of proximal development, and it occurs not just in formal educational setting but any time a more expert person tailors his or her interactions to guide a child to level near the limits of that child’s performance (Bjorklund, 2012, p.84)…
The process of fingers becoming more adept at handling small objects is an example of:…
Scaffolding- process of adjusting instruction so that a beginner could better understand a problem or gain a mental skill…
Health Status : A healthy child is very important in their development , if a child eats healthy, stays active, it can help their development, they may work harder and want to do well, a child maybe with poor diet and health may struggle, or not want to learn. Letting a child be active is not only great for the body but the mind too, a happy child is more likely to push themselves to succeed. There also other stuff that can affect a child, such as Asthma which will affect the child’s breathing like when when doing P.E and they maybe have to use an inhaler to help them (this is usually kept in the medical room) . A Childs health can also be affected during pregnancy if the mother is taking drugs or smoking or even Drinking alcohol. This could result a prem birth and low the baby might have low weight which can then lead to a slower development , A child could be born with a sight or hearing problems also this is all…
1. You are asked to select a reading book for a three year old. Describe the features you would want within the book in order to foster a child’s intellectual ability, such as colour recognition and shape recognition?…
A. a. are more prominent in the United States than in any other culture around the world.…
Disabilities are categorised in different forms ie learning or physical. There are many different disabilities that can affect childrens developmen.…
| When a child tries particularly hard I praise them on their work, I take time to highlight all the positive parts, ask them what they like about their piece and what they enjoyed about the activity and show an interest in how they felt it went and reward them with a sticker, this child is also asked to show their work to the rest of the class.…
1.1: Explain the sequence and rate of each aspect of development from birth – 19 years.…
We can effectively plan the development of a child by taking his ideas of ‘schemas’ into practice and using Piaget’s stages we can assess where and how a child is currently learning. From assessment it becomes possible to plan activities to help them to develop onto the next stage.…
notable that child B aged 53 months is above her milestone development in shape space and measure aspect of EYFS as she was able to recognise, create and describe patterns, which are Early Learning Goals (ELG). ELGs’ are the next developmental milestones of EYFS and usually occur around age 60+ months (Education, 2012). This contrasts Piagets’ theory that children learn in stages, achieving one stage before moving onto the next. Maria Montessori also criticised this theory as she believed in focusing on the individualized nature of learning and recognised “all children were capable of learning but they need to work at their own pace” (Groark et al, 2011, p. 41). This was highlighted in observation as child B is developing at her own pace and achieving a higher development milestone without completing all aspects of the 40-60 mth shape space and measure category of EYFS. Although Montessori criticised Piagets’ development stage theory she believed, like Piaget that children learn by exploring alone and felt that children were teaching themselves by absorbing information from their environment (Daley et al, 2006). Without intervention from the LSP child B would not have extended her knowledge or language of pattern and an opportunity would have been missed, sometimes it is therefore necessary to have the support of an adult or more knowledgeable peer. This is supported by Bruner whose scaffolding theory stated the importance of the role of a practitioner to extend childrens learning (Doherty, 2009). Scaffolding refers to assistance which ‘‘enables a child or novice to solve a problem, carry out a task or a goal which would be beyond his unassisted efforts’’ (Bruner, 2006 p.199).…