1. Professional Studies Rebecca Bartram Jo Dobb
Child Development
Professional Studies
Rebecca Bartram
Jo Dobb

2. The challenge Physical development? Language development?
Social development?
Human development?
Jerome Bruner
Noam Chomsky
John Bowlby
Uri Bronfenbrenner

4. Early development
Language deprivation: Genie

5. Talk and deprivation
In some areas of 10% of all children have long-term SLCN, linked to long-term deprivation.
50% of children start school with SLCN.

7. Language development and acquisition
Language Acquisition Device (LAD) Noam Chomsky We are all genetically pre-programmed to acquire a language nb: language universals
Language Acquisition Support System Jerome Bruner We are culturally encouraged to support the language of babies and young children nb: Motherese

8. What affects language development? Research evidence shows:
The amount of language children hear is important
What adults say to children is also important
Co-operative interactions are very important
The more they hear, the more time their parents spend talking with them and the more types of words they are exposed to, the more children use.
Children seem to develop strong language skills when parents ask open-ended questions, ask children to elaborate, and focus on topics of interest to the child. Responding to what the child is talking about and having familiar routines also promote shared understanding.
Conversations about how people feel and how that affects what they do, are important in learning social communication skills.

10. Social Development

11. Children, schools and society
Childhood
Compliance
Creativity
Schools and society
Adulthood

13. Attachment theory
How do we develop and learn how to develop strong emotional bonds?
Impact of maternal deprivation
Patterns of relationships between children and carers
Behaviour problems: who has the problem?

14. Insecure Attachment Organised attachment Avoidant pattern
Resistant/ ambivalent
Disorganised attachment

15. Implications for schools
Anxious attachment
Pupil
Teacher
Task
Antagonism towards adults
Performance anxiety

16. Urie Bronfenbrenner’s Ecological Theory of Development (1979)
Konrad Stei 2014

17. Physical development

19. Plenary: implications for school
Language and deprivation
Fine and gross motor skills
Task avoidance
How are the above relevant to you on placement?
What are the implications?