Explain How Children From Birth-5 Years Learn Through Play
Understand how children from birth-5 years learn through play
Piaget
Jean Piaget (1896-1980) was one of the first psychologist to study the cognitive and language development of children. When working on their theory Piaget had discovered that children discover and think in different ways to adults, this was then how Piaget carried out observations to find out how children develop their reasoning and thinking skills.
Stage and approximate age Description of age How this influences play
0-2 years sensorimotor Babies and children learn and have a good understanding of the world through their senses and the movements they make, when children develop and get older the begin to know things even when out of sight this tends to happen around the age of 1 years. Children explore different materials all day long and they use all the senses to explore them. (touching, smelling, tasting).
They often will look for things that they …show more content…
Sensory memory- incoming information
2. Working memory – gives meaning to the incoming information using thought process
3. Long-term memory- stores memory for the long term This helps you understand how children think. Children begin to recall information from the age of 2 years and use it to relate to new information, you may see this in their play as they act out what they have observed. As children grow the develop on their long-term memories that help them recall what has happened to make decisions and solve problems.
Social pedagogy This is based on the belief that the child is at the centre of their learning and development and should control this. It emphasis a shared responsibility in the care and education of children that includes the child, their parents and society. Early years practitioners understand the need and interest of the child when planning for play and activities. And involve children and their
Piaget
Jean Piaget (1896-1980) was one of the first psychologist to study the cognitive and language development of children. When working on their theory Piaget had discovered that children discover and think in different ways to adults, this was then how Piaget carried out observations to find out how children develop their reasoning and thinking skills.
Stage and approximate age Description of age How this influences play
0-2 years sensorimotor Babies and children learn and have a good understanding of the world through their senses and the movements they make, when children develop and get older the begin to know things even when out of sight this tends to happen around the age of 1 years. Children explore different materials all day long and they use all the senses to explore them. (touching, smelling, tasting).
They often will look for things that they …show more content…
Sensory memory- incoming information
2. Working memory – gives meaning to the incoming information using thought process
3. Long-term memory- stores memory for the long term This helps you understand how children think. Children begin to recall information from the age of 2 years and use it to relate to new information, you may see this in their play as they act out what they have observed. As children grow the develop on their long-term memories that help them recall what has happened to make decisions and solve problems.
Social pedagogy This is based on the belief that the child is at the centre of their learning and development and should control this. It emphasis a shared responsibility in the care and education of children that includes the child, their parents and society. Early years practitioners understand the need and interest of the child when planning for play and activities. And involve children and their