2.3 – Explain how theories of development and frameworks to support development influence current practice. Cognitive Jean Piaget (1896-1980) A Swish developmental psychologist Jean Piaget’s theory of cognitive development focusses on how children acquire knowledge and learn. He believed that when a child and an adult are given the same logical question children gave less sophisticated answers‚ not because they were less competent than the adults but because children are born with an extremely
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Answering Children’s Questions All the children are very curious and they always ask a lot of questions because they want to know a lot of things. "Where does water come from?"‚ "why is the sky blue?" and "what is infinity?" are among the questions that parents struggle to answer for their children. Another query that has tripped up mothers and fathers for generations is‚ "where do babies come from?" Most parents are unable to give a correct answer to the basic questions from children about the
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Creative Story- Stuart Hamilton I felt the air brush through my hair as I made the brisk escape from the hellish gates of the John-Smiths High school. I spun round in a quick one hundred and eighty degree turn to try and check if anyone had seen me make my escape or if anyone had been approaching to try and stop my quick climb over the small tattered aluminium fence held loosely by a few loose nails and screws. It seemed that today was going to be one of the few lucky days where my planned escape
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stories have started to show women as powerful characters‚ who can achieve the same ordeals as a male protagonist would in children’s literature. Female representations in literature in the contemporary time period all take on the conceptual male expected roles‚ which consists of attributes and qualities such as being dominant‚ being strong‚ and or intelligent. Children’s literature in present day has changed greatly in order to correctly represent females in today present time‚ where more women
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Regulating Children’s Diets Children’s diets today are too unhealthy and do not provide good nutrition. In fact‚ the percent of obesity in children 6 to 19 tripled in the U.S. between 1980-2000‚ according to the article‚ “So Long Sweets”. Which brings me to two reasons why children’s diets should be regulated‚ this is because too much sugar is unhealthy and poor nutrition contributes to obesity. While it may be obvious that too much sugar is unhealthy‚ there can be deeper concerns. Damaging and
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Teachers Use Children ’s Literature to Promote Gender Equity? References Forums Education and Kids Raising our Kids KidSource Store Great Children ’s Books Mayo Clinic Family Health Book ’I Won ’t Learn from You ’: And Other Thoughts on Creative Maladjustment Advertisement ________________________________________ "Everything we read...constructs us‚ makes us who we are‚ by presenting our image of ourselves as girls and women‚ as boys and men" (Mem Fox‚ 1993). Besides being
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Discovery Creative He sat lazily on the cold ceramic tiles of his bedroom‚ resting his back against the rigid wooden framework of his single bed. With legs outstretched‚ chest gently dipping up and down and his forehead submissively being supported by his fingertips‚ Jonas Schmidt reminisced upon the caring and affectionate figure of his father. He reflected upon their journey; a collage of memories flashed through his mind- from the struggle in fleeing Germany and the rise of Nazi power‚ to the
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Timeline for Children’s Literature (ENG/290 Version 2) Evolution of Children’s Literature * Beginning of children’s literature [ Period not established (pre-dates written records) ] * Beginning is unknown‚ but could have started as a simple warning to children about danger‚ or to calm a child that was having difficulty falling to sleep (Russell‚ 2009‚ Chapter 1‚ para. 1). Importance was that information was directly customized to benefit children. * Art of Storytelling (The
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NAME: Hannelore Bartelmann 54 ALBERT BARNES HOUSE NEW KENT ROAD LONDON SE16PJ COURSE: NCFE SUPPORT WORK IN SCHOOLS AWARD TUTOR DR CHRIS GARDNER UNIT 1; TASK 1.1 A – PHYSICAL DEVELOPMENT AGES 0 – 19 Includes movement skills‚ gross motor skills‚ fine motor skills‚ eye hand co-ordination. Children’s development can be supported by: * Providing space and some equipment for the development of movement skills and gross motor skills and adequate supervision. * Providing material and
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The 1934 stage play written by Lillian Hellman entitled‚ "The Children’s Hour" is a drama set in an all female boarding school ran by two women characters named Karen Wright and Martha Dobie. Once an angry student named Mary Tilford runs away and refuses to be sent back‚ she starts a rumor about the two women having a lesbian affair. This false rumor then begins to ruin the two women’s lives‚ careers‚ and relationships. A few reoccurring themes can be seen throughout the entire play. One example
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