CHAPTER 1: CHILD AND ADOLESCENT LEARNERS A. CHILDHOOD Refers to the time or state of being a child Early stage in the existence or development or something Connotes a time of innocence B. ADOLESCENCE Came from a Latin adolescentia‚ from adolescere‚ “to grow” Period of psychological and social transition between childhood and adulthood A stage where a person experiences dramatic changes in the body along with developments in his psychology and career STAGES OF ADOLESCENCE PHYSICAL
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Hobbes and Rousseau and how these portrayals are reflected in their political theories. Thomas Hobbes and Jean-Jacques Rousseau were philosophers of the mid 17th and mid 18th centuries respectively and proposed two political theories - in “Leviathan” (Hobbes‚ 1651)‚ “The Second Discourse” (Rousseau‚ 1755) and the “Social Contract” (Rousseau‚ 1762) - that were very different but that once analysed‚ could be argued to have common characteristics and goals. Both Hobbes and Rousseau based their
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Early Child Development There are many key factors that play up to the role of early child development‚ starting from before the child is nonexistent‚ until the child is a full grown baby. Bodily Processes of Reproduction There are numerous hormones in the human body that play key factors in allowing a human being to reproduce successfully. Spermatogenesis Spermatogenesis is the 65 to 75 day process in which the human male anatomy produces sperm cells. In the male body‚ follicle-stimulating
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(tasting)‚ and tactile (touching). Most of the Montessori sensorial activities revolve around these senses. Everything humans do involves using one or more senses. It is through the senses that infants discover the world. Without one’s senses‚ the brain would be a prisoner to the skull. Humans experience these sensations through interactions with the environment; interpreting the meaning of these sensations for actions is called sensory processing. When a child uses her senses to discover a new object
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A1 The answers below are a guide due to children progressing at different rates. |Physical Development | |Age range |Explain the sequence and rate of development | |0-3 months |From birth‚ your baby’s reflexes will allow her to turn her head to suckle when you touch her cheek.
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symptoms will unfold. The danger here is the temptation of predictability when presented with similar conflicts and symptoms as other children. Therefore‚ the counsellor needs to be alert on how to best assist the child in identifying the conflicts that have disturbed their development. His role is also to teach them how to use healthier defence mechanisms (Delgado‚
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Question 2: What are three stages of child development? Maria Montessory divided the process of child development into tree stages. 1. First stage: Absorbent Mind (0-6 years) This is the period of transformation and the characteristic of this period is known as the Absorbent Mind. The child absorbs environment into himself. The child creates the person she will become once given an appropriate and specially prepared environment to work. Montessori said that during the absorbent mind‚ the Sensitive
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2012 Montessori Method “The Montessori Method has influenced many programs that came after it‚ at least in part”(Casper‚ Virginia). A classroom that provides the Montessori method includes chosen material that “work” for children placed in the open. All the sets of material are for a chosen activity is clearly defined and ready for the child to use on its own. When the child is done with the toy‚ they may return in to the shelf where they had gotten it. This enables the next child to use it
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There are many key factors that play into a child’s development‚ the most important of these: the early childhood educator. The early childhood educator plays the role of primary influence in the child’s life‚ encouraging relationships between parent and child and establishing relationships between parent and teacher‚ helping the child’s skill set expand and they’re mental‚ emotional‚ and spiritual capacities to grow. The feelings I get when I become a influential force in a child’s life along with
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theory of cognitive development is a theory used to analyze and understand human development and behavior. His theory is broken up into four stages: Sensorimotor‚ which lasts from 0 to 2 years of age‚ Preoperational‚ which lasts from 2 to 7 years of age‚ Concrete Operational‚ which lasts from 7 to 11 years of age‚ and lastly‚ Formal Operational‚ which the child enters at 11 years of age and stays in throughout adulthood (Santrock‚ 2010‚ p.24). Piaget’s theory of cognitive development is important because
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