Unit Standard number 244484
Demonstrate knowledge and understanding of the development of babies, toddlers and young
children
Activity 1.
Take the following words and explain them in your own words. Discuss it in your group and
write the group discussion in the second column. (Page 24)
Own words Group discussion
Child development Child development refers to Among an extensive debate, it
the process and order in which is clear that everyone has an
a child develops skills. These independent view on child
skills include but are not development. In a group
limited to: perceptual and discussion with ECD teachers,
sensory skills, cognitive and the one aspect that we could
language skills, social - all agree on is that each child is
emotional skills, and also fine unique and development
and gross motor skills. varies from child to child. Child
development is a large topic
that covers multiple aspects of
growth and development. We
see that although all
growth/skills aspects are
linked, each individual tends to
have a unique perspective.
Rights Rights refer to a child’s rights This topic was largely debated
in all aspects. This includes all and can be a very difficult
basic human rights, age subject to contend with due to
appropriate legal rights, rights the various opinions. Some
against abuse, educational thought the most important
rights and the right to be cared right was the right to an
for. education as it will build the
child up, others believed
caring for a child to be the
most important aspect. In the
end, and after much
deliberation, we finally agreed
that legal rights against abuse
are the most important,
however also the most
sensitive subject to deal with.
A means of developing new This is a great topic for
Sensory - motor skills and growth through discussion and it seems the
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Demonstrate knowledge and understanding of the development of babies, toddlers and young
children
Activity 1.
Take the following words and explain them in your own words. Discuss it in your group and
write the group discussion in the second column. (Page 24)
Own words Group discussion
Child development Child development refers to Among an extensive debate, it
the process and order in which is clear that everyone has an
a child develops skills. These independent view on child
skills include but are not development. In a group
limited to: perceptual and discussion with ECD teachers,
sensory skills, cognitive and the one aspect that we could
language skills, social - all agree on is that each child is
emotional skills, and also fine unique and development
and gross motor skills. varies from child to child. Child
development is a large topic
that covers multiple aspects of
growth and development. We
see that although all
growth/skills aspects are
linked, each individual tends to
have a unique perspective.
Rights Rights refer to a child’s rights This topic was largely debated
in all aspects. This includes all and can be a very difficult
basic human rights, age subject to contend with due to
appropriate legal rights, rights the various opinions. Some
against abuse, educational thought the most important
rights and the right to be cared right was the right to an
for. education as it will build the
child up, others believed
caring for a child to be the
most important aspect. In the
end, and after much
deliberation, we finally agreed
that legal rights against abuse
are the most important,
however also the most
sensitive subject to deal with.
A means of developing new This is a great topic for
Sensory - motor skills and growth through discussion and it seems the
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