As children grow and develop they learn new skills and knowledge everyday. Your own child is individual and different from all other children. They may learn in different ways and grasp other areas of learning more than others. Also at different ages they learn in different ways. For example, when babies learn they learn through using their senses and sensory play whereas a 3 year old child will learn through play and teaching. In a nursery setting tracking is in place to recognise where the child is at in their learning and what their strengths and weaknesses are and how they can improve their learning to meet the norms for their age. Providing children with appropriate activities for their age is essential for the child’s learning. Ensuring
Practitioners can support children by setting up a range of activities that include all stages of maths development and meets individual needs. In my placement, they have jigsaw hop-scotch in the 3-5-year-old room. The children need to put the pieces in the correct place to be able to complete the hop-scotch. This allows the children to work individually or together to put the number in the correct order. This allows the children to recognise numbers as well as develop the child’s physical development. Then the practitioner can observe and assess if the child can count any higher and the child’s development which will allow the practitioner to plan using the EYFS Development Matters (Early Education, 2012) for support to allow the child’s development to improve but still meeting their individual needs.
Because of research Physical development is part of the three prime areas of learning in the EYFS, joining Communication and Language and Personal, Social and Emotional Development, these three areas are particularly important for the learning development of the under threes, this will Secure the foundations for future success in all aspects of their life and learning. Early year’s providers and practitioners are required to enable their environments to ensure that they are giving the children quality experiences and resources to allow them to naturally learn and develop the physical skills necessary to support them throughout their lives. At our nursery we follow the EYFS guidelines which give us the approximate age and what the child should be able to do or aiming towards and what us, as practitioners should be supporting the child to achieve or help them to move on to the next stage. Providing Physical play experiences for the children such as books to explore, messy play, painting, climbing equipment and balls and other equipment to throw, kick and catch will give the children opportunities for moving and handling.
Observation is a key method, it is a way for the adults to learn about what the child needs. For example, if you see a child hammering on objects this means that the child is involved in the activity so we give him a drum. This is how observation can help and achieve a child’s requirement.
I have spent a lot of time reading with children. I have four children of my own and two nieces and one of my favorite ways to spend time with them is reading. I learned early on that children love to listen to stories and be read to. Since I read regularly with six different children, I learned that all children learn at different rates and in different ways. My first born child learned to read on his own and very quickly. I assumed this was the norm, until I had my second child. My daughter struggled with some of the sounds and letters and I learned that I had to teach her how to read differently than I had her older brother. I also learned that some children are more motivated than other children. I had to come up with different ways to encourage the less motivated child.
In today’s world, there are many factors that put infants and children at risk. These risks affect their physical, emotional, and developmental well-being. Throughout childhood our environment (images, relationships, etc) shape our thinking and act as the basis for the person we become as adults. Therefore it is vital to consider all aspects of a child’s life when considering the risks that they may be susceptible to. Some of these risks (abuse, abduction, neglect…etc) can be more obvious than others. In this paper, I will follow the age progression of a child (infancy to pre-teens) listing several unconventional factors that I believe plague the children of today. I will give factual evidence as well as expert opinions to prove my argument. I will also make recommendations for how parents can combat these risks in order to mitigate the effects on their child.
In day care it is important that we make an environment that is suitable to meet the child’s physical needs. ‘’Therefore the role of the environment is to prepare the child physically with the maximum safety, the maximum opportunities for movement and exploration, together with the maximum encouragement by an adult.’’(MCI Contemporary Issues – Module 4, p5).
Most children start off learning most of everything they know (how to talk, how to think and how to live) from their parents. This seems especially true when delving into the complex relationships between mothers and daughters. Analyze the similarities and differences between Maureen from The Beauty Queen of Leenane and Natalie from Next to Normal, this paper explores how a mother’s mental illness can affect the behavior, capacity to interact in relationships, and mental health of her children. Mental illnesses are impacted by the individual’s environment, as well as the genes they inherit (Mayo). By taking a deeper look into the lives of these two plays’ characters, and the environments from which they come, a clearer picture of how
In early childhood it is important to observe children because it allows you to form a bond with the child. It helps you with setting up centers according to the child's needs. It takes the opinion of what the teacher assumes the child needs and force them to base there information on facts. It helps you with organization. It also introduce new things to the child based of there development. When creating a lesson plan it helps you decided what topic to use based of what you learn from the children. For children that are quite or not willing to participate in group this will help you see where they are
Observing children in their natural environments (home, classroom, and outdoors) and recording their observations are considered important strategies that teachers need to do in order to follow up children 's learning progress and development at the Foundation Stage (Forman, and Hall, 2005). The observation, which is defined as “the process of watching a child at work or play without interfering in the activity”, and recording, “the process of documenting the observed activity or behaviour” were found useful to obtain solid information about Early Years children which can be shared with parents and other members of the teaching team to enable them to design specific learning plans and outcomes that fulfil the needs of each child (Laffranchinid, 2015). Recording and organising the observations of children leads to purposeful planning and individualising of the curriculum.
Going to a school is something all children face from a young age. Schools teach children standard and advanced education in order to succeed in present and later life. The choices parents have when it comes to education is either home school programs or public school institutions. There is a difference in the curriculum of each choice and it is up to the parent to decide which best fits their children. For the most part, parents choose a public school because it is the social norm and easy. However, schools have evolved throughout the years and home taught education is now a contender for public schools. In order to make a better decision as to which method is best, this report covers the advantages and disadvantages of both programs.
The things that I will take away from this chapter are the best way to observe a child. When we observe a child, we need to take time because by observing them. We can make our profile of the child’s physical, social and emotional development. by taking our time to observe the children, we can see them improve and change during the observation. When we observe the child, we can build a successful strategy for the child. The other reason is observing a child during different situations., we can see the different behavior in several phrases of the day. We can know and visual what children are capable of and the interests. Sometimes, children choose to do any activities that they are interesting. they tend to engage more and increase their social
A child 's brain is always growing and absorbing new information. Thus meaning early education is a fundamental part of a child’s development. Experts say that one of the best ways for children to expand their minds and grow their opportunities is to learn a foreign language (Kathleen M. Marcos). While starting school can be intimidating for a child, it can seem even more daunting starting their education in a language different from what is spoken at home. However, the few challenges that come along with this experience are greatly outweighed by the benefits. Most research conclusively shows that there are many ways in which foreign language education aids in different aspects of a child’s life . There are four main areas in which children benefit from: academic, social, cognitive and personal. While it seems that learning a second language creates a well-rounded child who receives a number of benefits, the process does not come without any difficulty. It is speculated by some guardians, although not yet proven through research, that children who start learning in a bilingual home may begin speaking later than their monolingual counterparts (Multilingual Children 's Association). Despite this speculation, experts have shown that learning a foreign language may be challenging for young minds, the benefits are far greater in regards to their futures (Damon Verial).
One of the most common expectations that parents have is for their children to grow up to be productive citizens. While young people receive their formal education in the classroom, they also can learn many things about life through their experiences outside of school. If children spend most of their extra time watching television or playing video games, they are only passively involved in the world around them. What people learn at a very young age will affect their development and help shape their future. While times have changed and fewer children are expected to work in today’s world, adults who have worked as children will become more productive citizens than those who have not worked during their childhood. Teenage years are a period
In the Early Childhood Environment, educators use observation as a means of control of what each child does or says during a specific period of time, in as much intention detail as possible. Observation is used to discuss and analysis with other classroom teachers to build on learning experiences for children. Through observation Classroom teachers can identify early childhood children’s interests. Knowing what a children or a group of children like and respond to, can help teachers and children plan learning experience. For example, a group of children interested in animal and other activities, might plan a walk to find them, reveal where they live and what they eat. A child might be interested in different activity. Classroom teacher can chart the development of each child and for this classroom teacher should aware of the cognitive, physical, social and emotional development of each
The learning and development processes of a child have been debated for years, with no one theory sticking out as the best explanation as to how and why we learn. Looking at the behaviourist and humanist views of learning and development and the key theorists within them, you can see just how different they can be with their explanations of this.