3.1 Understand child and young person development.
Development Age | Social | Physical | Emotional | Communication |
0-3 | Likes to please adults and to perform for an audience May become anxious or distressed if separated from known adults May use comfort object Mostly cooperative and can be distracted from unwanted behaviour Plays alongside other children | Beginning to realise others are separate beings from themselves Imitates others and tries out ways of behaving in play Becoming more confident but still needs adult reassurance | Likes to please adults and to perform for an audience May become anxious or distressed if separated from known adults May use comfort object Mostly cooperative and can be distracted from unwanted behaviour Plays alongside other children | Between 0 and 3 months: Makes a variety of “happy” sounds Will respond to a variety music and other sounds Babies watch their carers face especially the mouth and try to copy its movementsBetween 6 and 12 months: Babbling sounds begin Baby will make four or five different sounds and will turn its head towards the source of sounds Will show feelings by squealing with pleasure or crying Laugh and chuckle to show enjoymentBetween one and two years: Move from using single words to putting them together as a phrase A child will understand key words in the sentences used In the second year children start to understand the use of conversation and begin to copy carers |
3-7 | Three to four years: Becoming more independent and self motivated Feels more secure and able to cope with unfamiliar surroundings and adults for periods of time Becoming more cooperative with adults and likes to help Sociable and friendly with others, plays with children and more able to share Beginning to consider the needs of others and to show concern for others | Three to four years: Start to use pitch and tone May start to use the past tense Vocabulary extends towards 1000-1500 words Marks...