Supporting Teaching and Learning in Schools Level 3

- While children are influenced by many things, there are no stronger influences that that of their parents as they are usually their child’s first playmates and while the world expands with each passing year, parental influence is still one of the greatest factors in determining the ways in which a child will grow and develop.

Describe the expected pattern of children and young people’s development from birth to 19 years, to include:

Describe the expected pattern of children and young people’s development from birth to 19 years, to include:

A child’s environment, for example, their family or school play a huge part in their development. Some of the main factors that influence a child’s development are their family, where the child lives, and socio-economic status. These factors often cross over and blend as they are related.

2.1 Explain how children and young people’s development is influenced by a range of personal factors

All children and young people develop at different rates, but the order which they advance in differs very little. Children’s development tends to progress from head to toe, inner to outer, from simple to complex and from general to specific.

The observation tool provided monitors and records a variety of developmental milestones. These observations are used later as a reference to better plan the curriculum for the class. Accurately collecting this information includes an honest, unbiased record of behaviors, regular updates, and a review by other staff members trained in the observation

Describe with examples the kinds of influences that affect children and young people’s development, including:

It is important that when Observing and recording you of selecting the appropriate method to suit desired aim of the observation it. We do observations to help look at the different areas of development i.e. physical, intellectual, emotional, and social.

Children and young people are influenced by physical factors, environmental factors, social and emotional factors plus economical factors.

The area a child grows up in has an effect, for example if a child is brought up on a council estate in poor housing they are more likely to have health problems. If parents are not working or have low income jobs they are likely to buy cheaper food and usually this means lower quality which can lead to health problems. Children and their families may have lower expectations. They might settle for the life that id mapped out. If a child lives in high rise flats or appartments they have less oppportunities to play. In poor quality housing there may not be a garden or safe playing area. This is reducing the childs opportunities to develop their physical gross motor skills. This of course is not always the case

Children and young people often experience many things which have a direct impact on their development; things such as their family environment and structure, personality, hospital visits, childcare arrangements, and culture.

1 Understand the expected pattern of development for children and young people from birth - 19 years

Time sampling allows you to look at what a child does over a period of times, such as morning or part of an afternoon. This means that you gain a more complete picture of the child.

This paper aims to provide some information about the target child that I have observed. This observation was focusing on “Separation and Adjustment”. The method that I used to document the child’s behavior was the running record. That helps me to get to know the unique child in depth and to learn more about the relationships, play, and interactions with other children. By using that method, I have the possibility to describe and record each action that the target child might have done.