Glossary for Session 6           some difficult words from today’s session

	word	definition	example
1	Stimulating	Encouraging or to make a person interested.	There are lots of toys and games that the children find stimulating.
2	Preferred	Lot one thing or person better than another.	His name is Samantha but she preferred to be called Sam.
3	Breach of confidentiality	Breach- Breaking or failing to observe an agreement.	The information that the teacher had been given was confidential so when the information was passed on to another person it was a breach of confidentiality.
4	Exception	A person or thing that is excluded from a general statement or does not follow a rule:	The childminder doesn’t usually work on a Saturday but she made an exception when I was ill and took my son on Saturday.
5	Premature conclusions	Premature – earlier that expected. Conclusion- the end or finish of an event, process, or text:	She had not heard all the details about the situation but she made a decision about what to do, this is a premature conclusion.
6	Gender	Being a male of female.	The girl’s school is single gender - all female.
7	Stereotyping	An idea of a particular type of person or thing .	You must not assume that all boys like football and girls like cooking as this is stereotyping.
8	Reconstituted	Built from different parts.	The family has children from each parent from a previous relationship, the family is reconstituted.
9	Nomadic	Living in different places- wandering around.	The family doesn’t have a permanent home but move from place to place so they are nomadic.
10	Extended	Made larger.	When the children got married and brought their partners to live in the house the family became extended.
11	Communal	Used by several people or all the community.	The phone in the office is communal.
12	Vital	Most important.	It is vital to inform the nursery if you will be late to collect your child.
13	Dynamic	Full of energy and ideas.	The new nursery worker is very dynamic.
14	Vibrant	Full of energy and life- very colourful.	The new classrooms were very vibrant.
15	Jot down	Jot- to write something quickly.	He jotted down the telephone number.
16	Accurate and legible	Accurate – without mistakes. Legible – writing or print that is clear enough to read.	When you write reports they need to be accurate and legible.
17	capacity	The must something can contain.	The class at maximum capacity when there are 10 children.
18	practitioners	A person who is working at a particular profession.	All the staff in the nursery are good practitioners.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Milestones are stages of development that occur throughout a child’s and adult’s life. This video looks briefly at birth to three months. Answer the questions below and email them to your tutor.

1. What do babies want when they reach the emotional milestone?
2. What happens when babies reach the physical milestone?
3. What do babies do when they reach the intellectual milestone?
4. What happens when babies reach the social milestone?

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Message:	1. What do babies want when they reach the emotional milestone? 2. What happens when babies reach the physical milestone? 3. What do babies do when they reach the intellectual milestone? 4. What happens when babies reach the social milestone?

Click the audio player on the left to listen. Write the missing words in the boxes. Do not add spaces after each word.

effect	physical	intellectual	activities	language
develop	emotional	social	important	five

Although we are looking at children’s development it will be useful to look at the whole area of human development in order to familiarise yourself with some of the terms used. During an average lifetime we move through a range of ten different developmental stages. Watch the video then try to answer the questions below to email to your tutor.

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Message:	1 The prenatal stage: from conception to birth Q.) What do you notice in the video? A.) child develops; eyes closed; looks like a baby; learning in womb; looks asleep 2 The neonatal stage: from birth to 1 month Q.) What do you notice in the video? A.) 3 Infancy: from 1 month to 2 years Q.) What do you notice in the video? A.) 4 Toddler: from 1 to 2 years Q.) What do you notice in the video? A.) 5 Early childhood: from 1 to 5 years Q.) What do you notice in the video? A.) 6 Middle childhood: from 5 to 12 years Q.) What do you notice in the video? A.) 7 Adolescence: from 12 to 20 years Q.) What do you notice in the video? A.) 8 Young adulthood: from 20 to 40 years Q.) What do you notice in the video? A.) 9 Middle adulthood: from 40 to 65 years Q.) What do you notice in the video? A.) 10 Late adulthood: from 65 years onwards Q.) What do you notice in the video? A.)

There are lots of factors that can affect child development. Some of them are good. Some of them are bad. Give an example of how each factor might have a good or bad affect on child development. Can you think of any others? Write your answers in the email box below and send to your tutor.

EXAMPLE -

Factors:		good affect	bad affect
1	genetic	Some people believe that some children are born with a natural ability to learn more quickly.	Some children are born with disabilities and illnesses that make it difficult for them to grow normally and learn.

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Message:	2.) environment Good: Bad: 3.) ethnic/cultural Good: Bad: 4.) economic Good: Bad: 5.) (poverty/wealth) Good: Bad: 6.) nutrition Good: Bad: 7.) illness Good: Bad: 8.) smoking Good: Bad: 9.) alcohol Good: Bad: 10.) housing Good: Bad: 11.) parents Good: Bad: 12.) peers Good: Bad: 13.) your example: Good: Bad: 14.) your example: Good: Bad: 15.) your example: Good: Bad:

It is important that early years workers are able to observe and record children’s development.

There are various techniques of observation and you will have the opportunity to try these out in your early years setting. Remember! You need to ask permission to observe the child and if you are allowed to use the information.

Observation is a record of what you have seen. Observation should be:

• objective – this means fair and accurate (fact) and not
• subjective – which is what you think you have seen (opinion).

However, two people can look at the same thing but see differently. Look at the picture below. What do you see? Ask other people what they see. Do you both see the same thing or something different?

Watch the video below and make notes about what you think is important in child observation. Email your notes to your teacher.

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Observation should be objective and not subjective. But what does this mean?

Read the comments made by some childcare observers. Decide if the observer has made a subjective or objective comment.

Why we observe children

Observing children is a skill that you will develop over time; it requires practice and will be something that you will do regularly in your early years setting. So why do we observe children?

Find the missing words below. Click each word in the crossword to play.

changes	progress	adult	health	better	practice	concern
development	planning	activities	individual	links	safety

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Identify 10 important words from today

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Send an email to your tutor. Answer the learning outcomes from today's session.

• Identify the five areas of child development.
• Consider the factors that affect development in children.
• Explain the importance of observation to assess development.

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