A definition of child development Child development is another way of saying how children develop through different stages or how children grow and learn. It also refers to the biological and psychological changes that occur in human beings between start and the end of adolescence. The developmental areas are physical‚ emotional‚ social‚ educational and cognitive. The ideal development of children is considered vital to society and it is important to understand these areas. These areas are connected
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2.3 The Theories of development There are many theories of child development and each one has influenced practice in schools. Skinner’s theory of ‘Operant Conditioning’ suggests that behaviour which is reinforced tends to be repeated. In schools we reinforce good behaviour by rewarding it (house points‚ merits‚ Headteacher awards etc) and we “punish” poor behaviour to discourage it (warnings‚ sitting out‚ missing Golden Time etc). Piaget’s theory of ‘Cognitive Development’ has helped shape the
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Summary Modeling and Reinforcing In the result of modeling‚ it means to imitate something. It is thought that most language development comes from what is said and heard from others. Reinforcement comes in where a child says something and then an adult encourages the child to say it again and again. This process is done when the child is an infant and continues as the child grows older. Neither modeling nor reinforcement sufficiently explains how children eventually acquire an adult-like form of
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Learning and Development in the Early Years 1.1 Explain each of the areas of learning and development and how these are interdependent. The EYFS sets out seven areas of learning and development‚ all of which are important and interconnected. There are three prime areas which are important for firing children’s curiosity and enthusiasm‚ as well as helping them form relationships. The prime areas are: Communication and Language Physical Development Personal‚ Social and Emotional Development The three
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By Brandi Smith and Melody Wooten The Child Development Project (CDP) is a schoolwide improvement program that helps elementary schools build relationships between teachers‚ students‚ home and community. This is all set in order to promote positive development before antisocial habits occur. The central goal of CDP is to help schools become "caring communities of learners" by offering an environment of caring‚ supportive‚ and collaborative relationships to build students’ sense of community in
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This case is of an 8-year-old boy‚ Steven. Steven has been diagnosed by a Pediatrician as having an Autistic Spectrum Disorder because of the severity of his needs in terms of communication and reciprocal social interaction. Autism is a pervasive developmental disorder that is very complex and involves a broad different and separate physical and mental disorders. Autistic children are in the private world of their own. It is common beliefs that performance of individuals with autism was inferior
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of the Child Article 1 (Definition of the Child): A ‘child’ is defined as a person below age 18‚ unless the laws of a particular country set a younger age limit. Article 2 (Non-discrimination): The Convention applies to all children‚ regardless of gender‚ race‚ ethnicity‚ culture‚ religion‚ family status‚ or ability. Governments are responsible for ensuring children are protected from discrimination. Article 3 (Best interests of the Child): With regard to decisions that affect a child‚ his/her
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area of development I have chosen is physical development. A definition of physical development -This is the time when the body develops its performance‚ having complete control over the body. A child will expand in itself physical performances in both age ranges from birth to three years and from three to seven years. This development is divided into two fundamental sections; Gross motor along with Fine motor . Gross motor are the greater movements that obligate good muscle development plus control
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Upon arrival to the house‚ I found both children playing with different toys in different parts of the home; the girl being five years old and the boy being three years old. Luckily‚ their aunt was more than willing to help‚ and was able to get the children together to start playing. Before I engaged in play with the children‚ I started out by sitting on the couch just watching them‚ and then slowly got closer until I was sitting right next to them on the coffee table. I did this so I did not feel
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