Areas of Learning in Childcare Environment

Areas of Learning in Childcare Environment Q.1. Identify each of the three prime areas and four specific areas of learning? The Early year’s foundation Stage areas of learning and development have been produced by the government and early year’s professionals for use by all early years’ providers including child minders. It is important for practitioners to become familiar with how the areas of learning and development are arranged in the framework. We need to use the areas of learning and development when we are observing, assessing and planning for your child’s individual needs. These areas make sure that we are constantly challenging the child and helping them to develop and succeed. There are seven areas of learning and they are split into 2 parts: The 3 prime areas, which are for all children and will always, be the main focus of the planning and activities for babies and children under 3. The 4 specific areas, they are for all the older children (over 3s) but are also relevant for younger children. These are the 3 prime areas: Personal, social and emotional development (PSED) PSED involves supporting children in developing and sustaining important relationships. It supports children in expressing and managing their feeling and behaviour and encourages them to develop a sense of self-esteem and confidence. It also covers how children make friends and shared and takes turns. Physical development: Physical development involves encouraging children to be active in their play and learning. This area is about how children move and uses gross motor skills, develop fine motor skills, learn about healthy living and manage self-care independently. Communication and Language: This area involves children developing the skills required to become an effective speaker and listener. It involves children to listen and pay attention, understand what is being said and communication with others. Accurate identification of the 3 prime areas of learning and a good overview of what each area involves. These are the four specific areas: Literacy: This area of learning and development is about how children enjoy reading book, likes to make marks, learn to write and stars to explore phonics and letter sounds. Mathematics: This area involves how children learn about numbers and counting, recognising the passing of time and explores measures, capacity, space, shapes, opposites etc. during play. Understanding the world: This area learning and development is about how children find out about nature and the world around them, talk about people and their local community and learns about similarities and differences and learns to confidently use ICT equipment. Art and design: This area of learning and development is about how children enjoy being creative, sings and dances and makes music, plays imaginatively and uses express themselves. Sources: www.optimuseducation.com www.bridgewater.herts.sch.uk (NEW EYFS Summary 2012.pdf) Good. Q.2. Explain how planning can be devised to promote the individual needs of children? All children develop at their own rate and in their own time this should be remembered when planning activities. Children develop quickly in early years and as early years practitioners we need to do all that we can do to help children have the best possible start in life. Children are born ready, able and eager to learn. They actively reach out to interact with other people and in the world around them. Development is not and automatic process, however it depends on each unique child having opportunities to interact in positive relationships and enabling environments. Early years’ experience should build on what children already know and can do, no child should be excluded or disadvantage because of ethnicity, culture or religion home language, family background, special education needs disability or ability. To be effective an early year’s curriculum should be carefully structured. In that structure there should be three strands. Provision for the different starting points from which children develop their learning, building on what they can already do. Relevant and appropriate content that matches the different level of young children needs. Planned and purposeful activity that provides opportunities of teaching and learning, both indoors and outdoors. There should be opportunities for children to engage, in activities which are planned by adults and also those that they plan or initiate themselves. Good point. As a practitioner we must be able to observe and respond appropriately to children, in found by knowledge of how children develop and learn a clear understanding of possible next steps in their development and learning. Activities need to be planned properly; it should engage children in the learning process and help them make progress in their learning. Children to have rich and simulating experience, the learning environment should be well planned and well organised. It provides the structure for teaching within which children explore experiment, plan and make decisions for them thus enabling them to learn, develop and make good progress. As practitioner we need to understand and observe each child’s development and learning progress. For example in response of a child’s experience of breaking an arm and bringing in her x-ray, and children showing interest in the child’s plaster cast. Practitioners can set up a hospital in the nursery setting. They can add reception area with telephone, children can take a role of receptionist answering calls and making appointments. Children can dress up as doctors, nurses and patients. Practitioners can show children how to use bandages. Although children join and leave the play, many sustain their attention for a long time. Some play a number of roles and perform many actions, while some repeat and practise the experiences important to them. A good example. The practitioners should make sure that the children spend their time in worthwhile and challenging activities. Throughout the session there is a supportive routine with a mix of group and individual activities together with opportunities for children to make choices about activities. This provides the security which promotes confidence and the challenge which promotes learning. Source: www.foundationyears.org.uk http://osclinks.com/618 Q.3. Describe how practitioner can support children’s learning and development in each area of learning? Prime areas There are three prim areas of learning. 1. Physical Development 2. Communication and language development 3.Personal, social and emotional development. These prime areas begin to develop from a base of secure, loving relationship and positive. The area of physical development is divided into two aspects. Moving and handling: Moving and handling looks at children’s development of gross and fine motor skills. Children can show good control and co-ordination in large and small movements. They move confidently in a range of ways, safely negotiating space. They handle equipment and tools effectively, including pencil for writing. From birth, babies begin their development and will first learn to turn their heads towards sounds or bright lights. Development is rapid in the early years and babies will learn to hold their head up, move their arms and legs, roll over and gain control of their bodies to sit up. Major developmental milestones are achieved within this aspect, such as crawling, walking, running, jumping and climbing. Health and self-care: In health and self-care development children needs to know the importance for good health of physical exercise, and a healthy diet, and talk about ways to keep healthy and safe. Babies express discomfort when they are hungry or thirsty through crying to ensure their needs are met. Babies will often show excitement in anticipation for their feed. As babies are weaned onto solid food, they will begin to open their mouth for a spoon and as they become older will show an interest in feeding themselves using a spoon and their fingers. Children will be willing to try new and different food textures and tastes, but will begin to form likes and dislikes with their food. Children need to manage their own basic hygiene and personal needs successfully, including dressing and going to the toilet independently. The area of communication and language is divided into three aspects: Listening and attention This looks at children’s development of listening skills. Children listen attentively in range of situations. From birth, children will begin to tune in to the sounds around them, turning to look for where the sound has come from and recognising their main carer’s voice. These skills of listening develop and refine as a child becomes older − they will be able to differentiate between voices and will begin to understand the meaning of words. As children come to the end of early years their listening and attention skills will be more mature. They listen to stories, accurately anticipating key events and respond to what they hear with relevant comments, questions or actions. Children give their attention to what others say and respond appropriately, while engaged in another activity. Understanding: In this area we look at how children learn to understand the principles of language and communication. Children follow instructions involving several ideas or actions. They answer ‘how’ and ‘why’ questions about their experiences and in response to stories or events. They continue their development by gaining understanding of the meanings of single words such as ‘mummy’, ‘daddy’, ‘no’. The complexity of the words and sentences a child understands and can respond to increases as a child grows older. Speaking: Speaking looks at how children actually use language. It includes childrens verbal and non-verbal communication. Children express themselves effectively, showing awareness of listeners’ needs. They use past, present and future forms accurately when talking about events that have happened or are to happen in the future. They develop their own narratives and explanations by connecting ideas or events. The area of personal, social, emotional development is divided in three aspects: Making relationship: This looks at the way in which babies and young people develop relationships. Children play co-operatively, taking turns with others. They take account of one another’s ideas about how to organise their activity.They show sensitivity to others’ needs and feelings, and form positive relationships with adultsand other children. Self confidance and self awarancess Children are confident to try new activities, and say why they like some activities more than others. They are confident to speak in a familiar group, will talk about their ideas, and will choose the resources they need for their chosen activities. They say when they do or don’t need help. Children will develop confidence to express their feelings and opinions and will be able to select their own activities that interest them. Managing feelings and behaviour: Children talk about how they and others show feelings, talk about their own and others’ behaviour, and its consequences, and know that some behaviour is unacceptable.They work as part of a group or class, and understand and follow the rules.They adjust their behaviour to different situations, and take changes of routine in their stride. The four specific areas: 1. Literacy 2. Maths 3. Understanding the world 4. Expressive arts and design The area of literacy is divided into two aspects: Reading: Children read and understand simple sentences. They use phonic knowledge to decode regular words and read them aloud accurately. They also read some common irregular words. They demonstrate understanding when talking with others about what they have read. Writing: Children use their phonic knowledge to write words in ways which match their spoken sounds. They also write some irregular common words. They write simple sentences which can be read by themselves and others. Some words are spelt correctly and others are phonetically plausible. Mathmathics: The area of maths is divided into two aspects: Numeracy: Children count reliably with numbers from 1 to 20, place them in order and say which number is one more or one less than a given number. Using quantities and objects, they add and subtract two single-digit numbers and count on or back to find the answer. They solve problems, including doubling, halving and sharing. Shape, space and measures: Children use everyday language to talk about size, weight, capacity, position, distance, time and money to compare quantities and objects and to solve problems. They recognise, create and describe patterns. They explore characteristics of everyday objects and shapes and use mathematical language to describe them. Expressive art and design: The area of art and design is divided into two aspects: Exploring and using media and materials: Children sing songs, make music and dance, and experiment with ways of changing them. They safely use and explore a variety of materials, tools and techniques, experimenting with colour, design, texture, form and function. Being Imagantive: Children use what they have learnt about media and materials in original ways, thinking about uses and purposes. They represent their own ideas, thoughts and feelings through design and technology, art, music, dance, role-play and stories. Understanding the world: This area has three areas of aspects: People and communities: Children talk about past and present events in their own lives and in the lives of family members. They know that other children don’t always enjoy the same things, and are sensitive to this. They know about similarities and differences between themselves and others, and among families, communities and traditions. The world: Children know about similarities and differences in relation to places, objects, materials and living things. They talk about the features of their own immediate environment and how environments might vary from one another. They make observations of animals and plants and explain why some things occur, and talk about changes. Technology: Children recognise that a range of technology is used in places such as homes and schools. They select and use technology for particular purposes. Source: www.silkysteps.com/2012-eyfs-early-learning-goals.html Q. 4. Evaluate how the effective characteristics of learning can promote children’s learning and development. The Unique Child reaches out to relate to people and things through the Characteristics of Effective Learning, which move through all areas of learning. -playing and exploring (Finding out and exploring) (Playing with what they know) (Being willing to have a go) -active learning (Being involved and concentrating) (Keeping on trying) (Enjoying achieving what they set out to do) -creating and thinking critically (Having their own ideas) (Making links) (Choosing ways to do things and finding new ways) Playing and exploring Play and exploration are key ways that children to learn. As Vygotsky, the famous Russian psychologist whose work has been so important to our understanding of child development, stated: in play the child operates at their highest level ‘beyond his average age, above his daily behaviour; in play it is as though he were a head taller than himself’ (Vygotsky, 1978: 102). Finding out and exploring: Exploratory play is important to all of us. It is how babies begin to understand their surroundings and the relationships between themselves and others, using all their senses and every part of the body. Gopnik e al. (1999) describe babies and toddlers as young scientists, testing out and often repeating the same actions time and again to establish an idea about the object in question and what their own actions can do. Their explorations continue as they grow and develop. Playing with what they know: From the beginning as they play and explore, babies and young children build a repertoire of knowledge, skills and understanding, using memory, and they are also able to imagine possibilities. Being willing to have a go: Through play, children will develop their self-confidence and will enjoy challenge and risk. They will have a positive attitude and will be more likely to try out new experiences and activities without fear of failure. ‘There is no activity children are better prepared for than fantasy play. Nothing is more dependable and risk-free, and the dangers are only pretend’ (Paley, 2004: 8). Active learning: The second characteristic of learning is not about being physically active, which of course is important in children’s learning and development, but refers to being mentally active and alert. Being involved and concentrating: When a child is deeply involved she/he cannot easily be distracted. The importance of play and exploration cannot be underestimated as it is when children make their own choices, follow their natural curiosity and own train of thought that deep involvement is most likely to happen. Keeping on trying: Through trying out new experiences and activities, children will experience and disappointment. This aspect looks at how children persist in challenging activities and tries out alternative methods when difficulties occur. This process promotes problem-solving skills in children and will support the development of self-confidence. ‘As soon as children become able to evaluate themselves, some of them are afraid of challenges. They become afraid of not being smart’ (Dweck, 2008: 16) Enjoying achieving what they set out to do: Succeeding at their activities and achieving new skills will give children a feeling of satisfaction and pride in their own abilities. Children will be proud of the process they have followed in order to achieve the task and will be more likely to try out further activities to achieve that same sense of satisfaction. Creating and thinking critically: When children have opportunities to play with ideas in different situations and with a variety of resources, they discover connections and come to new and better under-standings and ways of doing things. Adult support in this process enhances their ability to think critically and ask questions. (EYFS card 4.3, 2008) Having their own ideas: Enabling children to think critically and creatively means encouraging them to play and investigate, providing a rich environment with interesting things to discover, explore and wonder about and, crucially, time to do so. Making links: Once a child has discovered their own ideas and methods, they will be excited to try them out. Practitioners can support this through engaging in sustained shared thinking with the child to help them to further explore their ideas. Choosing ways to do things: This aspect of the Characteristics of Learning involves the child in making choices as to how to go about something and is not about following instructions. When children are involved in their own self-chosen activities they are more likely to want to find the right strategy to achieve their goal. Source: mcgraw-hill.co.uk/openup/chapters/9780335247530.pdf http://osclinks.com/618

Learner Profile

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Psychoanalytic Theory Vs. Erick s Psychosocial Theory

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Human Resource Management in an organization - MyAssignmenthelp.com

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Strategic Human Resource Management: The strategic human resource management is the planned HR activities and deployments that help the firm to achieve its goals. It helps in assessing the skills of the employees that is required to run the systems by engaging in HR practices through training and selection process. The strategic choice is the ways and techniques of an organization that is used for fulfilling the companys mission and achieving long term goals. The major components required for strategy formulation by an organization is its mission and goals (Cooke, Saini and Wang 2014). The strategy to be implemented should be further analyzed for achieving maximum profit. The scrutiny of the business environment is done through SWOT analysis that is by ascertaining the strength, weaknesses, opportunity and threats for the organization (Nyberg et al. 2014). This internal and external analysis of the firm helps in making proper decision by the firm. In my organizations the managers and directors are solely responsible for the implementation of the strategy. The various vital elements that determines the growth of the organization through strategy implementation includes organizational structure, task design, information system, selection, and development of the people. Moreover, as per my viewpoint, Reward system is also an important tool for strategy implementation. The human resources practices needed for strategy implementation in an organization include recruitment, performance management, job analysis, job design and selection. The skills, culture and behavior of the employee is responsible for proper strategy implementation in the firm. Role behavior is crucial for the job holders to work in the social environment (Lucas, DEnbeau and Heiden 2016). It varies according to number of dimensions in addition to different behaviors and roles required through various strategies. The directional strategies in my organization include concentration, internal and external growth strategies. The process in my organization does not end here, the executed strategy is then properly evaluated and the effectiveness of the strategy is monitored. The problems area if present any is identified and alternative strategies if any present is developed. HR competencie s are essential for the strategic management of an organization. In many developed organizations I have found that individuals are appointed as strategic positioners for understanding and evolving the business contexts, requirement and other stakeholder expectations. Credible activist are also common now a days in many firm to provide clear idea about building the business performance. The major role of HR functions requires professional, business, technical, integration competencies and change management. The Legal Context for Human Resource Management In the current scenario, understanding the legal environment is very crucial. The vital requirement of this law is to facilitate good management practices, complying with the law and doing right things required for the organization. I have ascertained that if the manager of my organization sometimes makes a bad decision, both the HR department and the organizations legal department is unable to solve the problem. This further leads to limiting the potential liability of the firm. The legal environment as well the considerations can influence the prospective, potential and current employee of the organization (Al Ariss, Cascio and Paauwe 2014). I think this help in protecting from initial job placement, discrimination in selection and initial compensation. Recruitment and Selection: Recruitment is the practice or process carried by the firm with the main objective of identifying the potential individual for the jobs. The features of the vacancy available in the firm are important for recruiting the sources for the required job. Vacancy present in the organizations can be fulfilled through internal and external recruiting process. Direct applicants or through referrals are common nowadays in most of the organization. Advertisement, internet recruitment, public or private employment agencies and campus recruiting are some of the common sources of attracting the potential candidates for the job process (Miller, Xu and Mehrotra 2015). I think the recruiters traits that involve the warmth and in formativeness is vital for recruiting process. As the potential candidates have certain expectations about the company, job location, and the working condition of the organization. One of my experiences while going through the recruitment process was very bad as the recruiter was too rude that further lowered my self esteem for getting a job. Selection is the final and ultimate procedure of deciding that who will be allowed or given the job in the organization. The selection techniques standard includes various vital elements like reliability, validity, utility, generalizability and legality. Selection methods within an organization are carried in various forms like interviews, which are structured, focused and situational in form. Physical ability tests, personality test are also carried in many organizations (Kramar et al. 2014). Selection is a negative process as the employees not being selected are seen lowly in the society. For an instance, I had once difference of opinion with my co-worker regarding absenteeism problem and how to overcome it. On being experience enough I was able to resolve the conflict with my co-employee through motivating him. Therefore it is vital that the individual getting selected should be adaptive, reliable and have a positive attitude towards work. Managing Diversity and Work-life balance: Diversity management in an organization is the process or ways of managing people differences and similarity in the workplace. This help in creating a business environment that enables to contribute in increasing the organizational goals rapidly by providing equal opportunity to all irrespective of age, gender, race or personal background. The government has initiated Equal Employment Opportunity (EEO) for the organizations to ensure that all the people are provided equal opportunity in the firm for the employment process. Moreover, women participation in the workplace is also increasing due to the laws and government initiatives (Lucas, DEnbeau and Heiden 2016). In March 2012, Equal Opportunity for Women was also introduced within the Workplace Amendment Bill to promote equal pay and gender equality. Diversity management provides the major source of gaining competitive advantage through diversified workforce. Organizational performance is improved through diversity management as the creative individuals potential are maximized. As a result, innovative opportunities and ideas are generated through a wide range of frameworks. Strategic initiatives further recognize diversity as a vital element for organizational success (Aryee et al. 2016). In my organization diversity enlargement was practiced to expand and increase the business. It is a technique that increases the representation of groups with characteristics, like gender or ethnic background. Moreover, diversity training is also provided in my workp lace, which is a plan designed to change the attitude of the employees about diversity. This help in developing skills of the employee that is required to work in a diverse workforce. Work life balance on the other hand is employees ability to earn adequate income besides enjoying the family life (Ployhart et al. 2014). 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