EARLY EDUCATION AND CHILDCARE

) Briefly describe what is meant by
emotional, personal
and
social
development.
(
b
) Describe the main features and principles of children’s
growth
and
physical
development.
(
c
) Read the following case study and answer the questions which follow.
(i) Identify
one
possible influence on Laila’s language development and
evaluate the possible
short-term
and
long-term
effects of this
influence.
(ii) Describe Laila’s expected stages of
language
development between
the ages of
three
and
five
years.
(
d
) Choose
one
influence from:
parenting styles;
life events;
culture.
Evaluate the possible
positive
and
negative
effects of this influence on the
emotional, personal
and
social
development of a child aged from
birth
to
three
years.
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Marks Code
3KU
4KU
7 1KU
6AE
5KU
6AE
(25)
Laila is a curious, active 3 year old who enjoys attending playgroup. The
playgroup offers lots of opportunities to listen to stories, sing songs and
recite nursery rhymes. Laila enjoys a bedtime story every night. Laila’s
father reads to her and her older sister.
Page three
Question 2
(
a
) Describe how
naturalistic observation
is carried out in an early education
and childcare setting.
(
b
) Evaluate the effectiveness of
longitudinal studies
in terms of
validity
,
reliability
and
ethical considerations
.
(
c
) (i) Describe
two
theories of
cognitive
development in children from
birth
to
twelve
years.
(ii) Evaluate how a knowledge of
one
of the theories chosen in (i) could
assist a childminder in providing activities for children aged
either
0–3 years and 3–5 years
or
5–8 years and 8–12 years.
[X215/301]
Marks Code
4KU
6AE
8KU
7 App
(25)