According to John Santrock‚ "Development" can be defines as a pattern of change that begins at conception and continues throughout the human ’s life‚ while the Oxford school dictionary defines "Physical" as having to do with the body rather than the mind. This article I examined written by Alex Brooks with further clarification from John Santrock‚ Brooks believe that person ’s view of physical development is more than just hitting the right percentiles on a height chart. He believes that with
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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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Physical Education 1 How Physical Education is a part of Child Development Marcus Hightower Eng 122 Angela Oleson February 5‚ 2010 Physical Education 2 In current and past child development education‚ I want to deal with Physical Education as one of the areas I would like to discuss as well as use my degree in. Physical Education deal in the area of developing children physical‚ health‚ and future makeup. These things will be discussed within the text
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Summarise the main development of a child from age range 0-2years‚ 3-5years and 5-8 years. Physical development of children varies within very wide limits‚ depending on the weight and size at the birth‚ nutrition and health‚ but also the genetic heritage (parents or grandparents size). Physical development 0-2 years When a baby is born‚ for first three months he lie on their back‚ but is able to make basic distinction in vision‚ hearing‚ smelling‚ tasting‚ touching. Many people think babies
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DEFINE ENVIRONMENT. 2.IDENTIFY THE IDEAL ENVIRONMENT FOR THE DEVELOPMENT OF A CHILD Environment literally means surrounding and everything that affect an organism during its lifetime is collectively known as its environment. It could be a physical element that includes the built in environment‚ natural environment - air‚ water‚
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What is play? Play is “a recreational activity; especially the spontaneous activity of children.” (Webster‚ 2010) Play is such a basic function and daily routine in a child’s life. Although the roles of play and the types of play change though age‚ it all incorporates in the growth and development of a child. When you think of play you don’t really think about or realize how important it really is in a child’s life. It consists of five elements‚ and these elements are the make-up and the meaning of
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Physical Development is the development of the body and can be characterised by both quantitative and qualitative changes. (McDevitt & Ormrod‚ 2010) The following is an evaluation of the physical developments of middle school children aged six to ten years. This essay approaches considerations for physical development and how they can be accommodated in the learning environment. To understand physical development it is important to look into motor development and its influences. How we can accommodate
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the observation and interpretation of Mary’s physical and cognitive development. Mary‚ who is 5 years of age‚ has a flamboyant personality. She is jovial and ebullient by nature. An active girl who adores sports education as well. In consideration to Mary’s mix parentage background‚ she speaks eloquently with good intonation and enunciation. Physical Development- Gross Motor Skills This observation particularly elucidates about Mary’s development in her gross motor skills. Based on the observation
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Assessment 1: Essay- Physical Development. Within the grades kindergarten to grade 2 and the ages between 4-7‚ an extensive amount of growth physically and physiologically takes place in a child. This goes hand in hand with children beginning primary school and the time in which their extensive educational years begin. For this time of their lives to be successful in them gaining physical and physiological growth‚ Children need to be encouraged and supported in improving further their gross motor
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Role of play in child development. Erikson states that play is a diagnostic tool that tells us about the child‚ he also believes that two of the major functions are to resolve problems‚ and creative expression. Piaget‚s 4 stages of cognitive development are Sensorimotor 0-2 where children begin to act intentionally‚ for example knocks a mobile. Pre-operational 2 – 7 classifies objects by a single feature‚ for example groups together the same colour building blocks. Concerete operational
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