Hi, these are a collection of links from other threads on the forum. Please use them to collect and collate a range of developmental information.
Books to support making a development chart:
These links are to amazon.co.uk where new and used editions can be purchased, check with your college or course provider as to the books your qualification enrolement enables you to loan. Also check with your local library branches to see if they're able to loan copies.
Level 3 handbooks for CYPW Early years pathway
Thread discussing recommendations, personal experiences and book reviews. All these books each contain detailed information to help learn about child development, stages, ages, rate, patterns and expected sequences.
How to Observe Children by Sheila Riddall-Leech: This book looks at the Physical Development, Cognitive and Language development and Emotional and Social Development of children from Birth - 11 Years old. Each category links children's developmental stages to a theorist.
Threads for research ...
Different types of transitions, support and effects
Factors to consider when assessing development
Methods of observation
Child development plan
Accidents and Child Development download from national archives.gov.uk
Level 2 information:
Development from conception to age 16 years
the developing child - expected patterns of development
and dated from NVQ lv 2 unit 201
Understanding children's development - from Pearson schools and FE colleges
Level 2 Teaching assistants handbook - child development from Hoddereducation
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Website links:
Links from Doodah xx
Milestone development
Principles of child development
Excellent tip based sheets for:
Fun with 4 year olds -
Terrific three year olds -
Terrific 2 year olds
How do I know my child is developing at the expected rate
From Better Kid Care .psu.edu
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www.nncc.org/Child.Dev/ages.stages.5y.html
---- www.ask-nanny.com/child-development.html
---- http://www.cdc.gov/ncbddd/actearly/index.html : USA CDCP
---- http://www.greatschools.net/articles/?topics=193&language=EN
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http://www.fisher-price.com/fp.aspx?st=30&e=myfplanding
Quote from Kayt:
http://www.google.co.uk/search?hl=en...ly+years&meta=
- choose the one titled 'Developmental Milestone Summary' it will bring up an Adobe document.
http://www.child-development-guide.c...milestone.html - the only thing this one doesnt have is sensory.
http://hubpages.com/hub/Promoting-Ch...r--Development - sensory development
http://www.pbs.org/wholechild/abc/cognitive.html
http://www.childdevelopmentinfo.com/development/language_development.shtml
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From Brandy: these are good child development sites they may help you.
Child development websites.
http://www.pbs.org/wholechild/abc/index.html
http://www.pbs.org/wholechild/abc/social.html
http://www.bbc.co.uk/parenting/your_...evstages.shtml
http://www.cdc.gov/ncbddd/child/
http://raisingchildren.net.au/develo...velopment.html
http://www.zerotothree.org/site/Page...r_key_brainFAQ
http://www.cyh.com.au/Default.aspx?p=1
http://www.childdevelopmentinfo.com/...elopment.shtml
http://www.kidsdevelopment.co.uk/Fam...velopment.html
http://pediatric.health.ivillage.com...velopment5.cfm
http://www.littleab.com/ABcare/develoment.html
http://www.bbc.co.uk/cbeebies/grownups/about/howchildrenlearn/
http://www.investinkids.ca/parents/ages-and-stages.aspx
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RECOMMENDED IN THE NVQ4 Forum:
From Minx:
I found
http://www.ncrel.org/sdrs/areas/issu...ld/ea7lk18.htm
and http://ascc.artsci.wustl.edu/~play/L...2-Theories.pdf
Existing developmental threads:
http://www.silkysteps.com/forum/showthread.php?t=14042
http://www.silkysteps.com/forum/showthread.php?t=13328
http://www.silkysteps.com/forum/showthread.php?t=13813
Theorists and Theory
How theory links to pactice -
thread of links for theorists, relating ideas to practice
Sigmund Freud: psychoanalytical theory - structure of personality
Jean Piaget: constructivist theory - cognitive development - four stages of development and 4 stages of learning
Lev Vygotsky: constructivist theory - cognitive development - scaffolding
Abraham Maslow: humanist theory- heirachy of needs
John Bowlby +
Mary Ainsworth: Attachment theory
Albert Bandura: behaviourist theorist - social development - Little Albert
Barrahus F Skinner: behaviourist theory - behavioural development - positive & negative reinforcers, classical & operant conditioning.
John Watson: behaviourist theory - behavioural development
Ivan Pavlov: behaviourist theory - behavioural development
Howard Gardner - multiple intelligences
Lev Vygotsky and Jerome Bruner - Scaffolding childrens learning, supporting the gaps between unaware, discovery and knowing.
Types of play and Susan Isaacs
On amazon.co.uk
Linda Pound series of theoretical and theorist titles
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Please always feel free to post links to sites and information that you've found helped with your child development research ..
Thank you to everyone xx