AIM : to identify theories of development

1. AIM: to identify theories of development 1.to identify theories of development 2.undertsand stages of development 3.evaluate theories of development and how to support children

2. What is development???

3. development in Oxford dictionaries • the process of developing or being developed • a specified state of growth or advancement: • www.selfgrowth.com • Child development refers to the biological and psychological changes that occur in human beings between conception and the end of adolescence, as the individual progresses from dependency to increasing autonomy. • Developmental psychology (Harris and Butterworth, 2004) • Development involves changes over time

4. Measuring development Children need to master the first steps of development with two types of movement. Gross Motor Skills referred to as large movements like walking Fine motor skills for example throwing a ball, hugging a toy Once these skills are developed can the child then learn to become independent these skills vary between children some may crawl at 6 months and be walking by 12 months others may take longer

5. Expected stages of physical development Gross Motor skills Fine Motor Skills

6. Piaget • French-speaking Swiss developmental psychologist • 4 stages to development intellectual/physical development • Believes the first three stages are universal • Criticisms • Babies more competent than assumed • fixed stages

7. Piaget stages of development

8. Vygotsky • Vygotsky observed that very young children tend to talk out loud as they problem-solve and try to learn a new mental task. This external dialogue helps children guide themselves through tasks • Culture and society shapes child development • Scaffolding the aid and instructions given by adults to help children over time this help is gradually reduced until they have learnt t do the task by themselves • Zone of proximal development children learn best through interaction with their peers and guidance, teachers also provide a variety of experiences to learn, the more positive the environment the more children will develop

9. Peer learning…….. • Task!! • Individually • Peer learning Match up the cards ………

10. Freud

11. Erickson 13-18 6-12 0-5yr 2-3yr 0-1 yr

12. Language

14. V.A.R.K • V visual • Aural • Reading and writing • Kinaesthetic

15. What have you learnt this lesson? • Have we met the outcome?