Child and Adolescents Development Theories The first psychologist to make a systematic study of cognitive development was Jean Piaget in the 1920’s. “Piaget believed that human beings organize new information in two ways: through assimilation and through accommodation” (Rathus 241). He showed that children think in dramatically different ways than adults. There are three basic components to Piaget’s Cognitive Theory are schemas‚ the processes of adaption‚ and four stages of development. Piaget
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the stages of development a child/young person may pass through within the age ranges: 0-3 years 3-5 years 5-8 years 8-12 years 13-19 years. Physical Development Babies all grow at different rates but in the same order. One 12 month old may be walking unaided‚ another may not even be sitting up alone. Several different factors can influence physical development‚ such as nutrition‚ genetics‚ culture‚ body build and birth size. Achievements that children reach in development are often called
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The twentieth century was a transitional moment in history for African Americans and literary scholars and activists like W.E.B. Du Bois made sure of this. He succeeded in protesting and making aware the importance of an education. The treatment of slaves prior to the twentieth century ultimately shaped that era and what was to come of it. Despite the freedom that blacks were exposed to following the Emancipation proclamation‚ Du Bois felt that new the ideal and a new form of power came through education
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Child and Young Person Development 2.1. Describe‚ with examples‚ the kinds of influences that affect children and young peoples development including; background‚ health and environment. The kinds of influences that affect development before babies are even born could be the mother smoking‚ drinking‚ poor diet or taking drugs whilst pregnant which all harm the baby. Genetics are also a factor which could possibly affect development‚ such as; prematurity‚ autism‚ down syndrome‚ cystic fibrosis
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Child development is a process every child undergoes. This process involves learning and mastering skills. Children develop skills in five mains of development. The five mains of development are physical development‚ cognitive development‚ emotional and social development‚ language‚ and sensory and motor development. There are milestones in every area that children have to achieve. According to Berk’s 3 year-old physical development milestones‚ a child should be able to walk up stairs‚ alternating
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Child and Young Person Development 1) Know the main stages of child and young person’s development. Areas of Development Social‚ Emotional and Behavioural Taking turns co-operating with social skills + self-esteem + self-expression learning about the feelings of others Social‚ Emotional and Behavioural Taking turns co-operating with social skills + self-esteem + self-expression learning about the feelings of others Physical Fine Motor Skills Gross Motor Skills General Co-ordination Hand eye
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The aim of a checklist is to assess to what a child can fulfill or complete in an age-appropriate skill. It records data on a child on how they finish tasks and how they go around their surroundings. (Darragh‚ 2010). This helps teachers to gather information and helps them to see what a child knows and can do about the outcome. This offers ways of gathering information about the child’s certain behavior’s their knowledge and their accomplishments. The intention is that it provides tools for coordinating
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Assignment #2 Early Childhood Cognitive Development For this assignment‚ the student will use and apply knowledge of child development and learning‚ appropriate observation‚ and documentation and assessment to gain a fuller understanding of early childhood development as time is spent observing a child. NAEYC Standard 1: Promoting Child Development and Learning: 1a. Know and understand young children’s characteristics and needs 1c. Using developmental knowledge to create healthy‚ respectful
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[pic] Physical Development birth-3years The physical development for this age group is described below: Baby raises head and chest when lying on stomach and supports its upper body with arms when lying on stomach they are able to stretch their legs out and kick when lying on their stomach or back. They are able to open and shut their hands‚ pushing down on their legs when their feet are placed on a firm surface. At this age sucking and grasping reflexes develop the baby is able to focus and
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Moral Development 2 and a half years old - they have no understanding of what’s wrong and right but are starting to understand the word no. 3 years old - no understanding of what’s wrong and right but can follow simple rules most of the time. 4 years old- some children are sometimes thoughtful towards other but do things mainly for adult approval. 5-6 years old- children this age are eager to understand and follow the rules. 7-9 years old- children at this age are willing to tell others
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