Understanding Children and Young People
Edexcel Level 3 Diploma for Children and Young Peoples Workforce
Workbook 1
Unit 1 & Unit 18
Understanding Children and Young People’s Development Learner Name: Sammy-jo Wood
Unit 1
Q1. (1.1) Explain the sequence and rate of each aspect of development from birth – 19 years.
In your Answer, you must include the pattern of Development from: 0-3, 3-7, 7-12, 12-16, 16-19 years. You must also explain the following:
Gross Motor Physical Development
Physical Maturity
Communication
Intellectual / Cognitive
Social Development
Emotional and Behavioural Development
Personal Development
0-3 years – In the early stages of a childs life they would rely completely on their caregiver for everything; such as feeding, bathing, changing and nurturing. Their way of communicating that they want something would be to cry. A child will learn physical skills frm 0-3 years which start with being able to roll over, then sitting up, then crawling, then walking with assistance to walking unassisted. Language will also begin to form starting with babbling, then a toned babble that expresses their pleasure or displeasure at something, they will start to respond to their name and also respond to the word “no”. Words such as “mama” or “dada” will follow and by age 3 they should be able to say simple sentences and phrases and follow simple instructions.
3-7 years – At this point a child will start to learn balance and start to gain speed and agility in their walking, running and skipping. They will learn movement that will enable them to swim and ride a bike and be able to incorpareate motor skills into games. They will rarely show signs of fatigue and will seek active games and envirments. A child will enjoy being around other children at this age and will interact with and engage with them well in conversation, games and activity. Over the course of this period children will learn to imagine through play, fantasy and exploration. Fewer tantrums will happen over
Workbook 1
Unit 1 & Unit 18
Understanding Children and Young People’s Development Learner Name: Sammy-jo Wood
Unit 1
Q1. (1.1) Explain the sequence and rate of each aspect of development from birth – 19 years.
In your Answer, you must include the pattern of Development from: 0-3, 3-7, 7-12, 12-16, 16-19 years. You must also explain the following:
Gross Motor Physical Development
Physical Maturity
Communication
Intellectual / Cognitive
Social Development
Emotional and Behavioural Development
Personal Development
0-3 years – In the early stages of a childs life they would rely completely on their caregiver for everything; such as feeding, bathing, changing and nurturing. Their way of communicating that they want something would be to cry. A child will learn physical skills frm 0-3 years which start with being able to roll over, then sitting up, then crawling, then walking with assistance to walking unassisted. Language will also begin to form starting with babbling, then a toned babble that expresses their pleasure or displeasure at something, they will start to respond to their name and also respond to the word “no”. Words such as “mama” or “dada” will follow and by age 3 they should be able to say simple sentences and phrases and follow simple instructions.
3-7 years – At this point a child will start to learn balance and start to gain speed and agility in their walking, running and skipping. They will learn movement that will enable them to swim and ride a bike and be able to incorpareate motor skills into games. They will rarely show signs of fatigue and will seek active games and envirments. A child will enjoy being around other children at this age and will interact with and engage with them well in conversation, games and activity. Over the course of this period children will learn to imagine through play, fantasy and exploration. Fewer tantrums will happen over