Unit 3, Activity 2
Understanding Stages of Development:
Assignment 1
Complete the following questions. Refer to Reading 1 to complete this assignment.
Question 1
Howcanparentsandcarersencouragephysicalandmotor developmentinthe0–2-year-old?
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Question 2
Howcanparentsandcarersencouragecognitivedevelopment inthe0–2-year-old?
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Question 3
Howcanparentsandcarersencouragelanguagedevelopment inthe0–2-year-old?
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Question 4
Giveanexampleoftheeffectonaninfantwhodoesnothave theopportunitytogothroughthenormalattachmentprocess.
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Question5
Howcanacarerencouragethedevelopmentofthesegross motorskills(largemusclegroups)?
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Question6
Listotheractivitiesthatwouldencouragethedevelopmentoffine motorskills.
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Question7
Fromthelistshownbelow,indicatethedifficultylevel (Easy,HavetroubleorDifficult)forachildwhohaspoorly developedfinemotorskills.
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Question 8: SkillsRequiredfor DevelopmentalTasks
Thetableonpage5hasalistofdevelopmentaltasksof infancyandchildhood(frombirthtosixyears).Whattypes ofdevelopment(orskills) areinvolvedincarryingoutthe tasksthatarelisted?
Foreachtasktickthetypesofdevelopment(orskills) that arerequired.
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Example
Forthetaskofwalkingticks have been placedunderphysical andcognitiveskilldevelopment.Inotherwords, physicalandcognitiveskillsmust be developed whenachildislearningtowalk.
Developmentaltasksofinfancyandchildhood
Task
Typeofdevelopment–skills
Physical
Cognitive
Language
Social
Emotional
Walking
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Eatingsolidfood
Talking
Toilettraining
Awarenessofself
Understandingofgeneralconcepts suchas‘roundness’,‘distance’
Relatingtoothers
Learning rightfromwrong
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Fromthetableon the previous pageyoucanseewhichskillsareneededfor walking.Howdoesphysicalandcognitivedevelopmentinfluencea child’sabilitytowalk?
Physicaldevelopment
Cognitivedevelopment
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Otherdevelopmentalskillsthatmayplayapartinachild’s abilitytowalkinclude:
Socialdevelopment:
Forexample,encouragementfromparentsandcarers. The child interacts and wishes to please.
Languagedevelopment:
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Emotionaldevelopment:
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Culturaldevelopment:
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