Unit 2 Assignment Guidance Remember to reference your work as you go along and keep an on-going bibliography Task 1 D1: Describe the expected holistic pattern of development for each of these age groups; 0-1 years; 1 – 2 years; 2 - 3 years; 3 - 4 years and 4 – 5 years. For each age group, write a paragraph to summarise the expected holistic development of the child. Remember that Holistic development includes physical, language, intellectual and social and emotional development A1: Discuss why it is important to understand the pattern of children’s Holistic development by discussing the following; •
Identifying & meeting individual needs/interests
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Planning within the EYFS
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Partnership working – within the team; with outside agencies; with parents
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Include Equality & Diversity within all discussion
This is a 15 mark answer therefore needs to be much more detailed and you will gain more marks if you can back up what you are saying by a quote or reference from a book and from the internet. You must discuss why it is important to understand the patterns of development in children. Remember we must say how we identify children’s needs as well as the different way we meet the many different needs of children. Think about how we do this? Children that have special needs, how do we know if they have a need? What happens when we need help and support from other professionals? Who may they be? Why is it important to follow the interests of the child? What does the EYFS say about this? How do settings work as a team as well as with parents and other professionals? Why is this important? How do we include all children in the setting? What do we mean by equal opportunities? How are settings diverse? What types of resources do they have? Think about the different types of displays of many different types of children from many backgrounds and cultures. Think about how staff can use parents in the setting. Task 2 D2: List a range of Observation methods, e.g. narrative, checklist, event sample; •
Name 5 and give a descriptive sentence for each (1 mark for each)