What do we mean by growth and development? Growth is the increase in size of the body – in height‚ weight and other measurable areas. Development is the gaining of skills in all aspects of the child’s life. The different types of development are often split into four areas: Physical development: this refers to the body increasing in skill and performance and includes: gross motor development (using large muscles)‚ for example legs and arms fine motor development (precise use of muscles)‚ for
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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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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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………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………… PERFORMERS Check that the performers register is up to date with medical information and contact details. Check that performers are appropriately attired for the activity. Is/are the register(s) in order? Yes X No ( (If no‚ please outline current state and action taken‚ if any.) .................................................................................................................................................................
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Marklund et al. consists of audio recordings of spontaneous parent-child interactions collected through the SPRINT project . There were sixty baseline recordings included‚ featuring a total of 15 children: seven boys and eight girls. When these recordings occurred‚ the children involved were aged between 5.8 and 6.2 years old. The parents/guardians involved in SPRINT recorded spontaneous interaction between themselves and their child in four different types of typical situations in their home: mealtime
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Capone also provided excellent examples of possible ways to integrate the child’s personal interests into what needs to be targeted for sessions. So‚ if a child needs to increase their verbal output with regards to nouns‚ then I could focus on utterances that emphasize the use of nouns as a direct example to the child. Some examples provided: “Brrrr puzzle. Brrrrmmm Car.” If the child needs to focus more on verbs then the language model could be: “push. Slide. Point‚ push.” This emphasizes
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Executive MBA Personal Development Assignment 1 Narendra Mewa Student ID: 21033934 Word count: 1688 Date: 15 July 2013 Personal Development Assignment 1 Contents Table of figures........................................................................................................................... 2 1. 2. Introduction ........................................................................................................................ 3 Reflection of my personal development ........
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There are five aspects of child development which can be remembered by the acronym SPICE. These are social‚ physical‚ intellectual communication and emotional development. Child development theorists have created many timelines and charts which map how these different elements of child development progress‚ however it is best to look at the progress as a sequence as opposed to a set of achievements that a child should reach by a particular age. The ages I use within this assignment are purely approximate
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Choosing a child to interact with is a complicated process; however I have decided that my niece‚ Paige‚ with whom I spend a comfortable amount of time is a great candidate for this assignment. She is at ease in my presence and I can accurately assess her developmental level without too much bias. At two years old‚ Paige is in Piaget’s preoperational stage of development‚ which is characterized by the ability to use symbols and language to “represent objects in the environment.” Piaget’s four stages
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Personal development includes activities that improve awareness and identity‚ develop talents and potential‚ build human capital and facilitate employability‚ enhance quality of life and contribute to the realization of dreams and aspirations. The concept is not limited to self-help but includes formal and informal activities for developing others in roles such as teacher‚ guide‚ counselor‚ manager‚ life coach or mentor. When personal development takes place in the context of institutions‚ it refers
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