Physical Development Physical development is the development of the body. It is usually the development within a few weeks either side of the average age of a child under 5 years old. As physical development proceeds‚ the child acquires various physical skills‚ such as motor skills; there are two types of this‚ gross motor skills and fine motor skills. Gross motor skills are large movements‚ such as‚ hop scotch‚ skipping‚ kicking‚ throwing a ball and taking large steps. Fine motor skills are the
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“The term ‘development’ refers to the process by which an organism (human or animal) grows and changes through its life span” (Smith‚ Cowie & Blades‚ 2003). Cognitive Development therefore concerns itself with how we process information; how we learn. There has been much research into cognitive development‚ and as a result the theory behind it has changed and developed very rapidly over a relatively short period of time. This paper will look at arguably one of the most influential theories of
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Theories of Development Lacey Thomas Arkansas Tech University Theories of development provide a framework for thinking about human growth‚ development‚ and learning. According to Santrock‚ theory means “an interrelated‚ coherent set of ideas that helps to explain phenomena and facilitate predictions.” (Santrock‚ 2013‚ p.21) Having an understanding of child development is important for implementing developmentally appropriate practices. As educators‚ understanding
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Effects of Child Poverty in Africa Throughout the world‚ children suffer and die every day from issues caused by poverty‚ a large number of poor children are in Africa. Poverty is the leading problem for the African children causing not only physical health issues; but emotional‚ educational‚ and social problems as well. Many of these children are very sick from the water they drink‚ not having enough food‚ or from extremely contagious diseases passed throughout their villages. Although poverty has the
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Stages of child development contents 1. Introduction 3 2. Birth to one year 4 3. One to three years 7 4. Three to five years 9 5. Five to eight years 10 6. Eight to twelve years 12 7. Twelve to sixteen years 13 8. Sixteen to nineteen years 14 Bibliography 15 Introduction What is child development? Development is the acquiring of skills in all aspects of a child’s life‚ from birth through to adulthood. There are different areas of child development
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“The child supplies the power but the parents have to do the steering” –Benjamin Spock. For the most part‚ parents have the largest influence in a child’s life by teaching them values to educate them and set them in the right direction for them to have the most fulfilling life possible. A value is a person’s principles of standards of behavior. However‚ the parent can only guide the child while the child has the drive and motivation to follow the path set out by the parent. For
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Effects of Early Deprivation on the Development of Institutionalised Children Abstract Deprivation is defined as a reduced fulfillment of an essential desire or need. Studies on the development of children reared in institutions and orphanages help us to look at the effects of deprivation. Institutionalised children are reported to perform poorly on intelligence tests and to be slow learners with specific difficulties in language and
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AO1 – Patterns of Development This coursework will describe how children develop according to milestones from birth to eight years old. Activity 1 Emily is 17 years old and lives on the outskirts of Woking. She is currently living with her mum and attends St. John the Baptist Sixth Form College in Old Woking. Emily is a conscientious and hard working individual and her qualifications clearly support this. Having achieved excellent grades at GCSE and AS level‚ Emily is eager to continue with
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How does art influence people? Art‚ whether it’s consumed in a theater‚ museum‚ gallery or store‚ often influences people to become artists and create art themselves. Art can serve as inspiration to awaken the imagination‚ talent and skill hiding in someone. It can unlock your fears and insecurities about creating and push you toward picking up a paintbrush or a camera. Art can ignite the passion to create something of beauty and importance‚ to be included in the community of artists who’ve inspired
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Jean Piaget‚ B.F. Skinner‚ Howard Gardner‚ and Lev Vygotsky. John Dewey’s philosophy made an influence on education. He believed that it is important to emphasize children and their interests rather than subject matter. This influenced me because I believe that children won’t have a passion of learning if you do not consider the children’s interest when creating lessons. The curriculum needs to be child centered. Dewey saw teachers as guides and mentors. Rather than giving out the information
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