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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Child and Adolescent Development A child has many milestones to reach through adolescence. The success of these milestones depends on normal development. Milestones can be challenging regardless of age and size. However‚ some children experience abnormal development and also delays. Detecting signs of abnormal development in certain age groups requires an understanding of development milestones. Children ages two through five and subsequently fifteen through eighteen years old experience many different
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October 20‚ 2012 ECE 220 Child Observation # 3 Observation Date 10/8/2012 Jonathan‚ Brielle and Sebastian are playing in the block area. Working together they stack 3 rows of blocks on top of each other‚ going horizontally. After stacking the blocks‚ Jonathan points to each block (individually) and counts them. Jonathan counts to 20‚ the other children joins in the counting. After reaching 20‚ Jonathan kicks the row of blocks and they blocks fall to the floor. Brielle and Sebastian
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This paper will discuss a child that was observed on a number of occasions in their family setting at home. It will explore the student social worker’s understanding of child development linking theory and reality. . A critical account based on six observations sessions of the child development on….. drawing on what has been seen and student knowledge on appropriate milestones‚ literature research and social work theory. The student will reflect on their role as an observer and what has been learnt
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use a hand and eye co-ordination. The Intellectual‚ Physical‚ Language‚ social and emotional observations allows us to find out what children understand‚ how they think‚ what they are able to do‚ and interests are. This information helps us to build rich stories of children as capable and competent learners in order to support further activities and development. In doing this‚ observation gave me information to give on-going feedback to children about how they are getting on in their learning‚ to provide
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areas. Physical Development: Changes in shape‚ size and physical maturity of the body‚ including physical abilities‚ coordination and fine and gross motor skills. Intellectual Development: This is the learning and use of language: the ability to reason‚ problem-solve and organize ideas. This is related to the physical growth of the brain. Social Development: This is process of gaining knowledge and skills needed to successfully interact with others. Emotional Development: Developing feelings
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1. Identify the child development theory you most support and explain it in detail. Include relevant details that support your understanding of young children’s characteristics and needs. Constructivism is a theory associated with Jean Piaget and Lev Vygotsky. Its maid idea was that knowledge was constructed through ones experience and build on from prior knowledge. The construction that the theory name speaks of is learning (Hein‚ 1991). This theory asserts that knowledge comes from personal experiences
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Genetics and Child Development PSY104 Instructor: February 12‚ 2013 Genetics and Child Development Genetics play a vital role in our development and that of our children. Our genetic make-up‚ or traits‚ directly affects our children’s development‚ from the moment of conception and the beginnings of a new person‚ throughout his or her life. The child’s developmental fate is all in the deoxyribonucleic acid‚ (DNA). Deoxyribonucleic acid‚ is fashioned in the shape of a double helix; a twisted
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carer’s of each child‚ while In the nursery setting to provide everything necessary for speech language and communication development. We have a whole range of activities‚ games‚ songs and rhymes designed for this purpose that are used on a daily basis. An explanation of how speech‚ language and communication skills support each of the following areas in children’s development: Learning – Without speech learning would become a lot more stressful and difficult. Speech allows a child to convey
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Wirtz 160 Fax: 753-1321 Office Phone: 753-6341 with voice mail or 753-1543 (receptionist); Helpdesk: 815-753-8100 E-mail: lederscheid@niu.edu; Blackboard: http://webcourses.niu.edu n development. Thousand Oaks‚ CA: Sage. Wadsworth‚ B. J. (2004). Piaget ’s theory of cognitive and affective development (5th ed.). Boston‚ MA: Pearson Education‚ Inc. READINGS: Other assigned readings will be placed on Blackboard e-reserve from the NIU library. COURSE DESCRIPTION: Analysis of the
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