E4 - There are many theorists who have contributed to the body of knowledge relating to how children play and learn. The one I am choosing to write about is Friedrich Froebel. He met Anton Gruner‚ which inspired him to start teaching. He put his theories into practice in 1818 then founded his first children’s garden in 1837. Where he said that there should be lots of sensory and first hand activates in nature‚ music and arts. This is used in my setting as they have a vegetable patch and each week
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transmission in several families across different indigenous cultures. Her ethnographic research tries to show that cultural factors combine with biological factors to shape a child’s behavior‚ values‚ and gender identity. She was inspired by the work of Vygotsky‚ who claimed that human activities and skills take place in cultural contexts and that development is mediated by linguistic‚ social‚ and cultural interactions. This made sense to her because humans change with their societies and/or communities
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learning theory lens‚ and through Bronfenbrenner’s theoretical lens. As well‚ I’ll explain how a Vygotskian theorist would think about supporting Simon and his family such that his developmental path would result in a constructive outcome. Some research suggests that ADHD may be a genetic disorder. Assuming the evidence that supports this bias is true‚ I’ll look at how both George and Simon would have developed ADHD through a genetics/biological lens by focusing on biological theories of development
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disadvantage and which extends their knowledge‚ skills‚ understanding and confidence. It is very difficult to define play. The variety and variability of activities that we would define as play mean that there is no universally accepted definition of play. Vygotsky (2002) called play as “the leading source of development in preschool years”. He described play as “the source of development and creates the zone of proximal development”. Csikszentmihalyi (1981) called play as "a subset of life...‚ an arrangement
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Cypc 31.2 task2 Explain how children and young people’s development is influenced by a range of personal and external factors. 2.1 And 2.2 Personal Factors * During pregnancy-: If the mother smokes ‚takes drugs‚ becomes ill or suffers from stress or anxiety this can result in premature birth and health problems for the baby such as -: low birth weight‚ undeveloped organs‚ problems with sight and hearing. These are all problems that could delay their development. Some children are born with
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Ellen Mulhall Early Childhood Education and Play ASG1 Introduction In this assignment I am required to complete an 1000-1200 word assignment I am required to: • • • • • • • critique one example of outdoor equipment‚ indoor play space and materials the age and stage of development it is most relevant to the type and stage of play it is linked to the value in relation to children ’s development the role of the adult refererence to theorist how cultural background should be considered
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Unit 2: Development from conception to age 16 years E1 Describe the development of children in a selected age range and in TWO (2) areas of development. 3-7 12-16 Language and social development. The development of children is extremely important‚ so it is important to know what a child should be doing at different ages. Two particular areas are language and social development. When a child reaches the age of three they should start to develop their social development so they should recognise
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been used to further our understanding of this concept? Identity comprises individual and social elements‚ with most theories stemming from the notion that ‘knowing who we are requires that we know who we are not‚’ adhering to simultaneous influences on the body through social/psychological as well as physical/biological means; a common theme of ‘embodiment’. Psychosocial theory‚ defined as an interaction of the biological‚ psychological and societal systems‚ can be examined for patterns of continuity
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Observing Harry Vygotsky: (social cultural theory) believes social interaction is important he stresses that the development of children’s learning is a social process he also believe that children’s development follows patterns. Holmes 1993: States parents are more relaxed and less punitive with their second child than with their first borns. Harry had an easier time than his sister he was able to sleep when he wanted as well as eat when he wanted. He was also very demanding in terms of not
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SETTING The date of my observation was April 27th‚ 2010. It was about 9:30 in the morning when I began my study. I went to Grossmont College’s Child Development Center. The first thing I began looking for was if the child-teacher ratio was correct. The child ratio was 2 teachers to about every 8 children. The ratio was good. As I entered there was one large room that almost looked as if it could be two rooms they way it was set up. One half consisted of a large bookshelf with numerous
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