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Essay on Nvq Level 5 Unit 136

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Unit 136 1.1 The early years curriculum that supports children's care learning and development is the foundation phase. Foundation phase promotes learning through play. There are 7 areas of learning that consists of: physical development Physical development is physical movements of all areas of the body. This may include fine motor skills, gross motor skills and hand eye co-ordination. Fine motor skills may be for e.g. threading a bead on to a piece of string, gross motor skills are for e.g. star jumps and hand eye co-ordination is for e.g. throwing a ball and catching it. These activities can be done indoors and outdoors. Creative development Creative development is all about imagination, role play, messy play, making music …show more content…

For e.g. adding Mr potato head to the water to enhance planning about parts of the body, leaving the children to use their imagination how to play with it. When children use their imagination adults only need to intervene when asked or if we see something not suitable. 3.1. Every child needs communication to help promote their learning and development. Every child needs a good listener and eye contact when talking. There are different types of communication that includes: active listening reciprocal communication non-verbal communication augmentative communication verbal communication active listening is about giving your full attention and watching not just what is being said but how its being said. This can be observed by watching their body language, gestures and other signals. Reciprocal communication is when two people communicate by telling others their needs and desires. Others communicate back by acknowledging and responding to our needs. This will promote their development by understanding other peoples emotions. Non-verbal communication is very important and is often more important than verbal communication. This consists of eye contact, hand and body language and facial expressions. Augmentative communication is another way to help with their language disorders. This may be using computers or hand help devices. Picture communication can also be used. Augmentative communication is often used with people who have disabilities

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