"When I Think of Child Development"

The first years of young children are a great deal of developing.  The brain develops to help build a child’s social and emotional skills, as well as supporting language and literacy.  In early childhood, a child’s learn about different things through play.  The children also learn to play and build caring relationships in their lives.  Children spend most of their time playing together and learn how to master difficult project. 

Parents and professionals are a child’s first teacher throughout life.  It is important to exposes a child to age appropriate challenges to encourage development as well as learn from interacting with their peers.  Developmentally appropriate practice is learning deal with helping children to develop and learn effectively in early education.  In fact providing high-quality programs are grounded in the belief that young children, families, and staff grow and learn best in the context of trusting, supportive relationships (Miller, 2008).

Refeneces

Miller, S. (2008). Secure attachment. Published by Ounce of Prevention Fund. Retrieved from

http://www.ounceofprevention.org/includes/tiny_mce/plugins/filemanager/files/Secure%20Attachment.pdf

"Testing for Intelligence"

 

A holistic approach to child development seeks to simultaneously address the physical, emotional, relational, intellectual, and spiritual aspects of a child’s life. Our Child Development programs incorporate a variety of approaches to help educate and grow children into healthy, sustainable adults ready and eager to serve the Lord (NCM).

When viewing young children holistically they should be assessed. In fact, it is vital that children get involved in daily activities or programs to help improve their developmental skills. Child care centers must create a safe environment where their can learn successfully. Also, parents must be involved in the development of their children. Because assessing a child should begin, at an early age to recognize and make available support if the child has a problem.

Mexican and U.S. schools are a world apart from assessing school-age children. Schools in Mexico allow only superficial similarities to U.S. schools. The Mexican government has control over the schools and has different beliefs about education. Mexico has a state owned education system.

Some children are difficult to assess accurately because of their different stages or cultural background. I believe that an assessment of a child should be given in a familiar setting, to meet the child’s individual needs for evaluation and possible interventions. A child's temperament and affective state can influence cognitive ability, Vygotsky stated that "emotions and intellect are unified in a dynamic and meaningful system," and "emotions serve as the language of the young child, where verbal skills are lacking." (Grieve, 1992).

 

References

NCM. (n.d.). Retrieved from

 

           http://ncm.org/learn/childdevelopment/approach/

vakeshat | This WordPress.com site is the cat’s pajamas. (n.d.). Retrieved from

           http://vakeshat.wordpress.com/