Understand children and young person’s development
Explore the Maturationist, Environmentalist and Constructivist perspectives on child development and learning.
Table of Contents
- Tutorial Video
- Reading Materials
- Laser Learning reading text ‘Areas of development’
- Laser Learning reading text ‘Personal and external factors’
- ‘Birth to five development timeline’ on the NHS Choices website
- ‘Child Development: Milestones and Parenting Tips’ on the Very Well Mind website
- ‘Pre-teen and teenage development: what to expect’ on the Raising Children website
- ‘Growth and development: Ages 18 and over’ by Advocates for Youth
- Read this short outline describing ‘Development Theory'.
- Read this document from the Gesell Institute, ‘Understanding Your Child: A Developmental Point of View’. This short document gives a simple explanation of Gesell’s theory.
- Read this document about Maturation Theories.
- ‘Special educational needs and disability code of practice: 0 to 25 years’ by the Department for Education
- Laser Learning reading text ‘Early identification for children with SEND’
- ‘Section 4: First concerns and early identification’ by the Council for Disabled Children
- Laser Learning reading text ‘Factors that can impact on children’s holistic development’
- ‘What are individual circumstances or factors which can affect achievement at school?’ by Croydon County Council
- ‘Transitions in the lives of children and young people: Resilience factors’ from the Barnardo’s charity
- ‘Section 10: Transitions for disabled children and children with SEN’ by the Council for Disabled Children
- ‘Preparing pupils for puberty’ from the Sec Ed website
- Presentation
- Click to launch this lesson’s first presentation on ‘Influencing development’.
- Click to launch this lesson’s second presentation on ‘Normal’ development?’
- Click to launch this lesson’s third presentation on ‘Disability and development’.
- Click to launch this lesson’s fourth presentation on the ‘Effects of transitions‘.
- Good Practice Example
- Good Practice Example
- Good Practice Example
- Interactive Quiz
- Evidence Opportunities
- Extended Learning
- Research the ‘Nature versus Nurture’ debate. How does the view taken affect the way in which children and young people are cared for and educated?
- Find out more about Arnold Gesell and his work.
- Explore the work of key psychologists e.g.Behaviour theories: John B Watson, B F SkinnerCognitive theories: Jean PiagetDevelopmental theories: Sigmund Freud, Erik Erikson, Lawrence Kohlberg, Jean Piaget, Albert Bandura, Margaret Donaldson, John BowlbyHumanist theories: Abraham Maslov, Carl RogersPersonality theories: Carl Jung, Jean Piaget, Henry Murray, Hans Eysenck
- Research the work of Maria Montessori. Compare and contrast her work with the Steiner and Reggio Emilia philosophies of child development.
- Explore the website of the Child Development Institute by clicking on the icon to the left
- Explore the Maturationist, Environmentalist and Constructivist perspectives on child development and learning.
- Read the report ‘Does when you are born matter? The impact of month of birth on children’s cognitive and non-cognitive skills in England’ from the Institute for Fiscal Studies. What implications do these findings have for your setting and your own practice? This report can be downloaded by clicking on the icon to the left
- ‘Too many students let down in early stages of secondary school’ from Gov UK. This press release refers to an Ofsted report that explores whether students are sufficiently supported and challenged to make the best start to secondary school.
- Click to access a ‘Progress checker’ on the Talking Point website.
- Click to read ‘Developmental milestones in middle childhood’ by Education.com.
- Click to read ‘Culture and Social Development' from the Encyclopedia of Early Childhood Development.
- Click to read ‘Parenting style influences child development and social mobility’ on the Economic and Social Research Council website.
- Investigate the work of Noam Chomsky. Consider how the findings from his research into language development has influenced practice in your setting / sector.
- This research document looks at ‘The Impact of School Transitions and Transfers on Pupil Progress and Attainment’. It was written by M Galton, J Gray and J Ruddock.
- ‘Transition: Resilience, self-esteem and confidence’ from the Headteacher update looks at the results from a research project.
- Click to launch a Laser Learning presentation on supporting children through a significant life event: ‘Bereavement’.
- Laser Learning reading text ‘Cognitive development’. Click to read this text focusing specifically on cognitive development.
- Laser Learning reading text ‘Stages of social and emotional development’. Click to read this text focusing specifically on social and emotional development.
- Think And Challenge
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