Description
Examines child development under 5 key areas:

Overview of Child Development - Explores key issues, concepts and debates in child development such as nature v nurture, continuity v discontinuity, early v later experience, normative development

Physical Development - Describes the physical development of the child from pre-natal to 6 years, listing the various milestones throughout

Cognitive & Language Development - Introduces the theories and stages of both cognitive and language development for the years 0–6, with particular focus on how to promote development in these areas

Social & Emotional Development - Explains the theories and stages of emotional and social development in children from 0–6 years, with emphasis on self-image, self-esteem and child behaviour

Primary research in Child Development - Details observation as a research tool, highlighting its purposes, methods and constraints - Provides detailed instructions on how to approach, research and present single observations; addressing the five areas of development with children of various ages

Includes a Teacher’s CD with additional teaching resources e.g. PowerPoint slides

WRITTEN FOR: Child Development FETAC level 5

Author Biography
Eilis Flood teaches Special Needs Assisting and Understanding Special Needs modules in Drogheda Institute of Further Education. She is an experienced examiner at FETAC level 5 and has 20 years’ teaching experience.

Table of Contents
Chapter 1: Overview of Child Development
Chapter 2: Physical Development
Chapter 3: Cognitive Development
Chapter 4: Language Development
Chapter 5: Social Development
Chapter 6: Emotional Development
Chapter 7: Observations:
Part 1 – Introduction to Child Observations
Part 2– Observations Methods
Part 3 – Confidentiality and Objectivity
Part 4 – Writing up Observations
Part 5 – The Child Study