Unit 1
Unit 1 Assignment: Understand Child and Young Person
Development
Assignment overview
Introduction
This assignment is intended to provide evidence of a candidate’s knowledge and understanding of children and young people’s development birth to 19 years. By completing all tasks within the assignment, the candidate will provide evidence that meets the Learning Outcomes and assessment criteria for Unit 1, Understand Child and Young Person Development.
Tasks
There are five tasks to this assignment.
A Complete tables; Questions
B Complete table; Report
C Report
D Report
E Complete table
Assignment coverage
Task | Task Name | Learning outcomes covered | A | A – Complete tables and Questions | 1. Understand the expected pattern of development for children and young people birth – 19 years | B | B – Complete table, report | 2. Understand the factors that influence children and young people’s development and how these affect practice | C | C - Report | 3. Understand how to monitor children and young people’s development and interventions that should take place if this is not following the expected pattern | D | D - Report | 4. Understand the importance of early intervention to support SLC needs of children and young people | E | E – Complete table | 5. Understand the potential effects of transitions on children and young people’s development. |
Task A – Complete tables; questions
A1 –
Candidates will complete the FIVE tables on the following pages, showing the sequence and rate of development for children and young people from birth to 19 years.
The table covers each of the following areas of development: * Physical development * Intellectual and cognitive development * Communication development * Social, emotional and behavioural development * Moral development
(1.1)
A2 –
Candidates will answer the following questions.
1. What is the difference between ‘sequence’ of development and ‘rate’ of
Development
Assignment overview
Introduction
This assignment is intended to provide evidence of a candidate’s knowledge and understanding of children and young people’s development birth to 19 years. By completing all tasks within the assignment, the candidate will provide evidence that meets the Learning Outcomes and assessment criteria for Unit 1, Understand Child and Young Person Development.
Tasks
There are five tasks to this assignment.
A Complete tables; Questions
B Complete table; Report
C Report
D Report
E Complete table
Assignment coverage
Task | Task Name | Learning outcomes covered | A | A – Complete tables and Questions | 1. Understand the expected pattern of development for children and young people birth – 19 years | B | B – Complete table, report | 2. Understand the factors that influence children and young people’s development and how these affect practice | C | C - Report | 3. Understand how to monitor children and young people’s development and interventions that should take place if this is not following the expected pattern | D | D - Report | 4. Understand the importance of early intervention to support SLC needs of children and young people | E | E – Complete table | 5. Understand the potential effects of transitions on children and young people’s development. |
Task A – Complete tables; questions
A1 –
Candidates will complete the FIVE tables on the following pages, showing the sequence and rate of development for children and young people from birth to 19 years.
The table covers each of the following areas of development: * Physical development * Intellectual and cognitive development * Communication development * Social, emotional and behavioural development * Moral development
(1.1)
A2 –
Candidates will answer the following questions.
1. What is the difference between ‘sequence’ of development and ‘rate’ of