Zone of proximal development

Pre-Birth to 3 The Pre-Birth to 3 document is a guideline put in place by Learning Teaching Scotland for children in the womb to age 3. This was previously Birth to 3 but was changed in 2010 to Pre-Birth to 3 as new research found that children learn in the womb before births, such as recognising sounds and smells. Many organisations were involved in this change, such as midwives, health visitors and the NHS as a whole. Also researchers such as Suzanne Zeedyke and Robin Balbernie were involved…

Competency 001 The teacher understands human developmental processes and applies this knowledge to plan instruction and ongoing assessment that motivate students and are responsive to their developmental characteristics and needs. How, specifically does the teacher demonstrate this? The teacher recognizes the individual developmental differences of her students and plans her instruction to meet their needs. In the time I have been observing in the classroom, I noticed that there are at…

theory includes the concept of psychogenesis ( Bennour & Venoche, 2009), which explains his belief that development takes place in a relatively natural and instinctive fashion (Piaget, 1969, p. 59), that is to say, that development takes place from within and not from without (as something social or cultural). Vygotsky’s Theory Vygotsky’s theory is based on the premise that…

strength to successfully do it on her own but as she practices she will begin to need minimal help and eventually just need normal supervision on the playground while on the monkey bars (Cronin & Mandich, 2016, p. 47). Understanding theories of development are important because it helps us learn about the cognitive, affective, social, and physical growth that begins from birth to early adulthood. It not only helps us understand why children behave a certain way but it will help us recognize if…

Human development refers to being a ‘process of growth and change that takes place between birth and maturity’ (Encyclopædia Britannica,2015). In this essay I describe two practise-based experiences and then relate them to Erikson’s Theory of Identity Development and Vygotsky’s Sociocultural Theory. A key concept in Erikson’s Theory is the transition from ‘play age’ to ‘school age’. Students need praise and support to move from one stage to the next (Duchesne, S., McMaugh, A., Bochner, S., &…

This mutant humanoid was found performing at a carnival freak show with a sign above him, dubbing him “Lobster Man.” He was cognitively normal and appeared normal except for his hands and feet (Basel, Kilpatrick & Tsipouras 2006; and van Silfhout, et al. 2009). The 1st digits were also normal, but on each hand/foot, digits 2 and 3 looked as if were fused together as were digits 4 and 5. Upon further investigation, it was seen that the 2nd, 3rd, and 4th rays weren’t present at all (Gulia & Marwah…

I am not the best at remembering about my childhood, but the events that stick out to me are probably the most important that helped to shape me into the person I am to this day. First of, I took my first steps at about nine months old and my first word was “mama” at six months old. I grew up with four siblings, me being the smallest and, I was distant from my brothers and sister because they were years apart from me. I grew up in a Hispanic household, and my parents were very loving and…

Freud viewed play as pleasurable for social and emotional development, and play provided wish fulfillment for the child (Sluss, 2015). Erikson believed that play let to social and emotional development through mastery of psychosocial crisis. Piaget believed that play facilities and follows development as while as the child’s intellectual level was reflected in play (Sluss, 2015). Piaget thought that there were three stages of play…

In my own philosophy regarding child development, I think that children learn the most from the people they interact and have relationships with. Through my research and knowledge of developmental theories, I believe that the works of Lev Vygotsky and Urie Bronfenbrenner both play a large part in how I think about this subject. If we deeply consider Vygotsky’s learning theory, the very interactions that he felt made the greatest impact on children’s development, would fit right into the child’s…

1. Completely describe the three basic parenting styles. Be sure to include the characteristics of each style. Which do you think would create the most well-adjusted child? Why do you think that? Authoritative parents are very strict they have so many rules for the children to follow, however, they don’t always explain why they have the rules. This can cause children to rebel against them. Permissive parents set rules for their children but not as many as the authoritative parent and they…