most commonly diagnosed mental condition in children is Attention-Deficit/ Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD) (LeFever et al‚ 2002). Unfortunately‚ children with ADHD are more likely to experience negative outcomes in school. According to research‚ these children are more likely to receive bad test grades‚ twice as likely to repeat a grade‚ and 2 to 4 times more likely to receive low academic grades (C‚ D‚ F). In addition‚ researchers suggest that ADHD children are 4 to 5 times more likely to use special
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information must be handled‚ exchanged and stored (including both print and electronic information) in an appropriate way so that private information is not jeopardised. In an early years setting‚ parents and custodians feel the need to share personal information with the care centre and its professionals in order to ensure that their children can get the right type of attention‚ support and help. It is with this in mind that these professionals have the duty and responsibility to respect the privacy
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“ Communication and interpersonal skills are essential components in delivering good quality nursing care.” With reference to academic literature‚ you are required to discuss the elements and importance of effective communication in the context of nursing. Communication is the way in which people can exchange information. Information can be given either verbally (use of words) or non-verbally (body language or behaviours). (DeVito (2004) as cited by Videbeck (2009). Interpersonal skills are a
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transition from home to an early years setting may start when the family visits the early years setting‚ or through a home visit. A home visit or a visit to the setting before a child starts there gives the staff a chance to find out what the parents are expecting from the setting. All this helps parents and children to make the transition from being at home to starting in a group setting. Parents and child often appreciate having a booklet of their own to keep and this can build into a record of the
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Every human being uses language. Talking‚ finding the right words‚understanding‚ reading‚ writing‚ and making gestures are part of our language use. If as a result of brain damage one or more parts of language use stop functioning properly‚ this is called aphasia . Aphasia - A (=non) phasia (=speaking) means therefore that someone can no longer say what he or she wants. He or she cannot use language anymore. *Who has aphasia? Anyone can acquire aphasia‚ including children‚ but most people who
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According to Piaget‚ the three-year-old is in the preoperational stage of development. One main characteristic of a three-year-old is their egocentric‚ or self-centered‚ thinking. They believe that everyone sees the world as they do. They also tend to fix on one aspect of a situation and ignore others‚ and they cannot mentally reverse a series of events or steps. The typical three-year-old stands about 34 to 43 inches in height and weighs 25 to 44 pounds with a more adult-like appearance. They have
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Section 1: - The pattern of development from birth to nineteen 1.1 Explain the sequence and rate of each aspect of development from birth to 19yrs 1.2 Explain the difference between sequence of development and rate of development and why the difference is important Section 2 – The factors that influence development 2.1 Explain how children and young people’s development is influenced by a range of personal factors 2.2 Explain how children and young people’s development is influenced by a range
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How Children Learn Language Language‚ the largest and most common way we communicate in this world. It could be Spanish‚ English‚ Chinese or Japanese; we learn and use it in our everyday life. It is not genetically encoded in our brain to speak yet‚ we are able to start speaking or using a language. Children are born with no knowledge of the world. Children are able to learn language through interactions brain development and part of human development. Their brain develops everyday; helping them
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Communication versus Language Humans have the ability to encode and develop abstract ideas and engage in problem solving. It is this ability that allows man to use language in its simplest and complex forms. Animal communication lacks the complexity we associate with human language based on the nature and functions of language. While animals may possess some of these features‚ humans by far possess all. Communication is not synonymous with language. It is true that all language facilitates communication
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The Modern Early Years Curriculum The Curriculum for Excellence (CfE) (Scottish Executive‚ 2006) is a flexible framework which is used for planning children’s holistic development and learning. (Education Scotland‚ 2016). The aim of this report is to define the Early Years Curriculum and how the content‚ context and process are child centred‚ developmentally appropriate and inclusive. The Modern Early Years Curriculum recognises each child as an individual. An individual that grows‚ develops and
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