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CYPW children and young people's workforce
CYP 3.1
Understand child and young person development
 
Suggestions for research and professional books to try and access

These will support  your study
  Page 48 of this level 3 handbook  on amazon.co.uk
  A Child development book 0-19  on amazon.co.uk
  A book that supports transitions in the early years on amazon.co.uk
  Observation and planning in the early years on amazon.co.uk
  Member help development chart thread in the forum  
  Early support programme on ncb.org.uk
  What is social pedagogy an approach that brings together the care of children with opportunities for them to learn

 Theorists and theory amazon .co.uk
 How children learn by Linda Pound and Cathy Hughes
 book 1 - theorists and theory - introduction  to 21 theorists, their theory and educational approaches
 book 2 - a closer look at individual theories - includes numeracy & literacy
 book 3 - looks at contemporary theorists of 'today and their theorhetical ideas

  Forum search page for locating information on specific criteria
  Verb list - know how to analyse by researching, comparing and contrasting
  Resources from your setting or work placement - charts, books, observation sheets

yellow star    The following is based on the CYP3.1 OCR unit content © OCR 2010 pdf

Outcome 1 expects you to ..
Understand the expected pattern of development for children and young people from birth to 19 yrs

1.1 Explain the sequence and rate of each aspect of development from birth to 19 yrs
yellow star   -- development book on amazon.co.uk if you have problems accessing a book that contains developmental information ask your setting what titles they have to loan, if they would purchase or loan any resources for learners.
yellow star   -- Development chart - thread on the forum

1.2 Explain the difference between sequence of development and rate of development and why the  
      difference is important

Aspects of development may include:
  physical
  communication
  intellectual / cognitive
  social, emotional and behavioural
  moral

yellow star   Helpful forum thread: rate and sequence of development 

Outcome 2 expects you to ..  Understand the factors that influence children and young people’s development and how these affect practice

2.1 Explain how children & young people’s development is influenced by a range of personal factors
yellow star   Helpful forum thread: how personal factors influence a child's development

2.2 Explain how children & young people’s development is influenced by a range of external factors
yellow star   Helpful forum thread: how development is influemced by external factors

2.3 Explain how theories of development and frameworks to support development influence
      current practice
Personal factors may include:
  health status
  disability
  sensory impairment
  learning difficulties
External factors may include:
  poverty and deprivation
  family environment and background
  personal choices
  looked after/ care status
  education

Theories of development may include:
cognitive (e.g. Jean Piaget)
What happens within the brain to enable thinking, intelligence and learning

psychoanalytic (e.g. Sigmund Freud)
What happens with subconcious thoughts and their potential effect on day to day actions and reasoning

humanist (e.g. Abraham Maslow)
What do we as humans need in order to be alive

social learning (e.g. Albert Bandura)
How do those around us influence our thoughts, actions, views, beleifs, friendships, behaviour and interests
 -- Bobo doll experiement - shows how important role models and their behaviour is


operant conditioning (e.g. B.F Skinner)
Can the operations an individual encounters whilst learning condition them? - positive and negative reinforcement

behaviourist (e.g. John Watson)
John Watson built on the work on B.F. Skinner - behaviourism,  reward, punishment, praise, consequence


Frameworks to support developmen
t may include:

  social pedagogy
Other frameworks might be SEN if that is an area of responsibility, and an Early Years framework depending on your home nation

Outcome 3 expects you to .. Understand how to monitor children and young people’s development and interventions that should take place if this is not following the expected pattern

3.1 Explain how to monitor children and young people’s development using different methods
-- member's forum thread  
-- detailed look at some of the work practices that might happen in your setting

3.2
Explain the reasons why children and young people’s development may not follow the expected  pattern

3.3
. Explain how disability may affect development
-- expected development and disability on DWP.gov.uk 

3.4
. Explain how different types of interventions can promote positive outcomes for children and young people where development is not following the expected pattern


Different methods of monitoring development may include:
  assessment framework - home nation frameworks and CAF 
  observation -  about observations on the forum
  standard measurements - healthy child programme, tests and exams,
  information from carers and colleagues

Reasons may include:
  disability
  emotional
  physical
  environmental
  cultural
  social
  learning needs
  communication

Different types of interventions may include:
  social worker
  speech and language therapist
  psychologist
  psychiatrist
  youth justice
  physiotherapist
  nurse specialist
  additional learning support
  assistive technology
  health visitor
Outcome 4 expects you to ..  Understand the importance of early intervention to support the speech, language and communication needs of children and young people

yellow star   Helpful research: Talkingpoint.org.uk why the need for early identification of SLC (cross references to EYMP 5)

4.1 Analyse the importance of early identification of speech, language and communication delays and        disorders and the potential risks of late recognition

4.2
Explain how multi agency teams work together to support speech, language and communication

4.3
Explain how play and activities are used to support the development of speech, language and  
      communication

Outcome 5 expects you to .. Understand the potential effects of transitions on children and young people’s development.

yellow star   Helpful research: About the types of transitions forum thread - Transitions matter Kent.gov.uk

5.1 Explain how different types of transitions can affect children and young people’s development

5.2 Evaluate the effect on children and young people of having positive relationships during periods of transition

4 types of transitions may include:
  emotional, affected by personal experience e.g. bereavement, entering/ leaving care
  physical e.g. moving to a new educational establishment, a new home/locality, from one activity to                                                     another
  physiological e.g. puberty, long term medical conditions
  intellectual e.g. moving from pre-school to primary to post-primary







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