Promotion of inclusive play An account on how festivals promote children’s play in my setting of work placement will be created. A demonstration on the importance of inclusive play for children shall be given. Barriers affecting equality and inclusion in the children’s sector are going to be discussed. Ways to ensure equality of opportunity for every child are going to be included. Benefits of inclusive play will be uncovered. Theory referring to current legislation and policy relevant to ensuring
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Developmental psychology is the scientific study of changes that occur in human beings over the course of their life span. Originally concerned with infantsand children‚ the field has expanded to include adolescence‚ adult development‚ aging‚ and the entire life span. This field examines change across a broad range of topics including motor skills and other psycho-physiological processes; cognitive development involving areas such as problem solving‚ moral understanding‚ and conceptual understanding;
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Course code: PYC 4807 Assignment no: 03 Section A Question: write an essay providing a critical discussion of psychological assessment in early childhood assessment‚ incorporating the findings from your practical task in section B to illustrate the theoretical principles discussed. Introduction The aim of this essay is to discuss psychological assessment in early childhood assessment under the following sub-topics: the rational for assessment of young children‚ factors to be taken into consideration
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Psychological Basis of Personality Development Human beings are the most immature at birth and have the longest period of development before they become capable of all the activities and skill of an adult. Adult behavior and personality characteristics are influenced by events that occur during the early years of life‚ until maturity. It is a product of continuous interaction between heredity‚ environment‚ and experience‚ or time. The biological predispositions present at birth interact with the
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"mental tools" and just by simple play. One of the biggest and fast spreading programs to teach self control to preschoolers and kindergartners is the “Tools of the Mind Program”. The concept of program all started with a psychologist named Lev Vygotsky. “He believed that just as physical tools extend our physical abilities‚ mental tools extend our mental abilities to enable us to solve problems and create solutions in the modern world” (Metropolitan State of Denver). The Tools of the Mind curriculum
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classified children’s growth into 4 stages. The first being the Sensorimotor stage which is from birth to 2 years old. This stage the infant explores the world with their eyes‚ ears‚ hands and mouth. The next stage is the Preoperational stage which is preschool children between 2 to 7 years olds. At this stage there is development of language and make-believe play takes place. However‚ there is no logical thinking developed here. The third is the concrete operational stage. The children are between 7 to
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Parent Child Observation The setting is a home environment of a friend; the environment is clean‚ warm and sunny. It is not set up for children however‚ there are no toys‚ the child does not have other children to play with‚ and there are about eight other adults present for a get together. The situation seems like it could be possibly boring to a four year old child as there are not any toys‚ he can not run around in the house‚ and is expected to sit still for a while. In terms of safety everything
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Noormohamadi‚ R. (2008). Mother tongue‚ a necessary step to intellectual development. Journal Pan-Pacific Applied Linguistics‚ 12(2)‚ 25-36. Oades-Sese‚ G. & Li‚ Y. (2011). Attachment relationship as predictors of language skill for at-risk bilingual preschool children. Psychology in the Schools‚ 48(7)‚ 707-722. doi: 10.1002/pits.20583. Piaget‚ J. (1928). The child’s conception of the world. London: Routledge and Kegan Paul. Powell‚ K.‚‚ and Kalina‚ C. (2009). Cognitive and social constructivism: Developing
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It is my personal belief that the purposes of education are to enable students as fully as possible to choose and eventually realize their individual path through life as adults. I also believe in whole child education which strives to teach heart‚ body‚ and mind connection. I believe that imaginative and practical‚ hands-on work is the best way to promote this type of holistic learning. I view children as rapidly developing individuals who are full wonder and creativity. John Locked theorized
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caused by the environment the child grows up in. If the child lives in poor quality houses with damp this could trigger asthma and other breathing problems .Poor diet could affect their development. Children with heath problems may miss time out of Preschool this would affect their social development such as making friends. Physical development would also be effected if a child feels unwell or restricted and are unable to join in. * Physical disabilities-: can put a child at a disadvantage in many
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