Understand holistic child development from birth to 7 years
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?
Table of Contents
- Tutorial Video
- Reading Materials
- 'Child development: Milestones and parenting tips’ on the Very Well Family website
- 'Development Matters' from the Department for Education
- 'Brain development in children’ by the Australian Early Development Census
- 'Child Development Theories and Examples’ on the Very Well Family website
- 'Section 10: Transitions for disabled children and children with SEN’ by the Council for Disabled Children
- 'Growth and development’ from NHS Scotland Healthier Scotland website
- 'Child health and wellbeing: The early years’ from the Design Council
- 'First concerns and early Identification’ from the Council for Disabled Children
- 'Effective practice: Observation, assessment and planning’ from West Sussex County Council.
- 'What is early intervention?’ from the Early Intervention Foundation
- 'Developmental delay’ from Contact a Family
- ‘Progress check at age two: Non-statutory guidance for the early years foundation stage’ from the Department for Education
- 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
- Interactive Quiz
- Evidence Opportunities
- Extended Learning
- Click to read ‘Study of Early Education and Development(SEED): Impact study on early education use and child outcomes up to age three’ research by Edward Melhuish, Julian Gardiner and Stephen Morris which has been published by the Department for Education.
- This section of the Early Intervention Foundation's website explains 'What is early intervention?'.
- Find and read a copy of ‘Atypical child development in context’ by Janet Empson, published by Red Globe Press 2015. NB you do not need to buy this book; it should be available from your library or online.
- Click to read ‘Theories and issues in child development’ by Alan Slater, Ian Hocking and Jon Loose.
- 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?
- Explore the work of key psychologists e.g. Behaviour theories: John B Watson, B F Skinner Cognitive theories: Jean Piaget Developmental theories: Sigmund Freud, Erik Erikson, Lawrence Kohlberg, Jean Piaget, Albert Bandura, Margaret Donaldson, John Bowlby Humanist theories: Abraham Maslov, Carl Rogers Personality theories: Carl Jung, Jean Piaget, Henry Murray, Hans Eysenck
- 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?
- Click to access a ‘Progress checker’ on the Speech and Language UK website.
- This article from Best Start looks at ‘Factors Affecting Child Development’.
- ‘Parenting style influences child development and social mobility’ is a report following research by the Economic and Social Research Council.
- Extended Learning
- Think And Challenge
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