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Understand children’s learning and behaviour in relation to sequence, rate and stage of development

Bandura identified that children are more likely to copy the actions of someone they like and respect. Write a log account, giving three examples of how you have encouraged children to copy your actions.

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Try to obtain and read a copy of ‘How Children Learn: From Montessori to Vygotsky – Educational Theories & Approaches Made Easy’ by Linda Pound & Cathy Hughes, Step Forward Publishing Limited 2008. You should be able to borrow this from your local library.
Click to read this article at the Very Well Mind website which provides a general introduction to child development and the major theories.
Click to read more on ‘Understanding children’s development’ this resource from Pearson Schools and Colleges, which looks at development from birth to 16 years.
Bandura identified that children are more likely to copy the actions of someone they like and respect. Write a log account, giving three examples of how you have encouraged children to copy your actions.
Click to read the latest version of the ‘Early Years Foundation Stage Profile’ that summarises and describes children’s attainment at the end of the EYFS.
This extract from ‘All about…Developing positive relations with children’ looks at the one on one relationships between the adult caring for the child and the child and how to make it a positive interaction.
This article from Manchester University NHS Foundation Trust is about ‘Adverse Childhood Experiences (ACEs) and attachment’. How might a child in your care who has experienced ACEs have issues with forming relationships and controlling their behaviour?

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